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  1. Think Win-Win: Charles Meyer on NCME and Community Cinema

    August 25, 2011

    Executive Director of the National Center for Media Engagement (NCME) Charles Meyer outlines his organization's recently announced partnership with ITVS's Community Cinema.In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephan Covey’s fourth habit encourages, "Think Win-Win." As Covey points out – and as we’ve discovered in our community engagement…

  2. Now Streaming on Indies Showcase: Girls Like Us

    August 24, 2011

    Emmy Award-winning documentary from Jane C. Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio takes a disarming look into the lives of teenage girls, working to shape their identities in the ’90s. Girls Like Us streams free until Friday, August 26, as part of ITVS's Indies Showcase. An ethnically diverse group of four working class girls strut, flirt, and testify in this…

  3. The FCC Report on Information Needs of Communities: A Moment of Truth for Public Media: Part I

    August 22, 2011

    ITVS President & CEO Sally Jo Fifer responds to the FCC’s significant report on the impact of technology on the media landscape.How will 21st century media serve the public interest and local communities?  That’s the question a number of recent reports have tackled, most significantly the summer publication of the Federal Communication…

  4. What Does Public Media’s Future Look Like?

    August 11, 2011

    Co-managing Director of Public Media Company (PMC) Ken Ikeda talks about the "race to reengage future audiences," and its effect on public media. As part of BTB’s ongoing mission to curate news and opinions on public media, we have called upon key players to share their take on the evolving environment. Over the next several weeks, BTB will be rolling out…

  5. This Year’s TCA Was All About Elmo

    August 5, 2011

    The documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey was a hit at last weekend’s TCA Press Tour in Los Angeles. The film explains the fascination behind Elmo’s creator Kevin Clash and begins its theatrical run this October. The film will also air on Independent Lens in April 2012. The hyper-cuddly Elmo was on hand at the Beverly Hilton to take photos with (and…

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