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PBS Shines Light on Independents at 2012 Annual Meeting
May 23, 2012Each spring, PBS hosts its Annual Meeting, an opportunity for people from across the public television landscape to come together and see what worked the year before and look ahead to what the coming year holds. The PBS Annual Meeting is attended by public television station staff including general managers, programmers, outreach and publicity staff,…
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Waiting for Health Care
May 22, 2012The following post was featured in Sunday's online edition of The New York Times. The report comes from Emmy Award-winning documentary Peter Nicks whose latest film The Waiting Room goes behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film will air next season on PBS's Independent…
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Half the Sky Wins New Fans at PBS Annual Meeting
May 21, 2012Based on the bestselling book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Half the Sky will premiere as a special presentation on Independent Lens in October 2012. The project is a cornerstone of the Women and Girls Lead campaign and was on display at last week's PBS Annual Meeting in Denver. Just back from the PBS annual meeting in Denver and was absolutely…
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RECAP: Doc U — The Future of Docs on PBS
May 16, 2012Originally posted on Documentary.org.On Thursday, May 10th, Independent Lens Senior Series Producer Lois Vossen sat on a panel for “Doc U: The Future of Docs on PBS” in Los Angeles, CA. The event was presented by the International Documentary Association. In preparing for last night's Doc U: The Future of Docs on PBS, each one of the panelists (and…
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New Primetime Home for Indie Series Emerges From Independent Strategy Task Force Meetings
May 9, 2012ITVS president and CEO Sally Jo Fifer applauds year-round Monday slot on PBS core schedule to help meet first-order mission of public broadcasting. I’m pleased to report that the Independent Strategy Task Force has emerged from months of conversation to deliver a new 10 p.m. primetime slot on Monday nights for Independent Lens and POV. This is great news…