Today the States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that found the the FCC’s 2006 decision to punish broadcasters for Cher and Nicole Richie’s “fleeting expletives” was based on vague and inconsistent standards. It is likely that this decision and possibly the upcoming decision on Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” in the [...]
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I’m thrilled to have been selected to attend the 25 person “CPB/PBS Producer’s Academy” at WGBH in Boston in late June. As students we have already been assigned quite a bit of homework and have learned who are classmates are. A very accomplished lot! Here is a short video about the most recent work of [...]
Tags:CPB/PBS Producer's Academy·Documentary·social change·social issues·transmedia storytelling·video gaming
I went to a fine workshop at the PBS annual meeting where a hard-working group presented a lot of practical information and findings on how to help our viewers find our shows, be less frustrated and feel more connected to our station. Things like keeping our program titles succinct and specific, creating short episode descriptions [...]
Tags:consumer electronics·Content Accesiblility Project·Google TV·YouTube
I usually try to shorten reposted blogs, but this Gwen Ifill/Jay Rosen dialogue has really caught my interest. I’m convinced that public media needs to be looking at itself HARDER and with more real concern than we are. Because the tidal wave is about to wash over us… (for more background on the Ifill/Rosen story [...]
Tags:future of PBS·Future of public media·Gwen Ifill·journalism·PBS·Public Affairs·Washington Week in Review
Hyperlocal ‘news cafes’ are taking the Czech news scene by storm By Teri Pecoskie While newspapers scramble to figure out how to turn a profit in a quickly evolving industry, a small group of Czech publications might just hold the solution: Hyperlocal news. A year after the successful launch of a hyperlocal journalism project in [...]
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This ruling represents a shocking setback for investigative documentary journalism. The IDA and filmmaker Patrick Creadon (I.O.U.S.A., Wordplay) are circulating an open letter to show suport for freedom of the press. More info to come in this space about how to sign on to the letter. Juan Diego Pérez/Entendre Films An Ecuadorean cancer victim’s reflection [...]
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Washington Post Critic takes on PBS for replacing Moyers with Need to Know: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/10/AR2010051005113.html I’m not sure it is really deserved. Watch here and decide for yourself: http://video.mountainlake.org/program/1458405365/ via video.mountainlake.org
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via npr.org OK, this is really silly, but I’ve never actually seen what Robert Siegel, Nina Totenberg and Korva Coleman LOOK like… even though they’ve travelled 1000′s of miles in my car with me!
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