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Back to Back Investigative Reports, Tuesday on FRONTLINE
June 28, 2011The PBS series will offer a magazine style program on Tuesday night with two joint investigative reports: The Child Cases and Educating Sergeant Pantzke. On Tuesday June 28 at 9pm ET, FRONTLINE will air (and post online) The Child Cases, the result of a joint-investigation of more than 20 pediatric death cases in which people were jailed on medical…
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170 Million Campaign Marches On
June 27, 2011A national webinar will be held on Tuesday, June 28 at 2pm ET to discuss plans for the next phase of the 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting campaign. More than 370,000 citizen advocates have joined the 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting campaign, surpassing the organization's original goal of securing 250,000 advocates. As a a…
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My Perestroika Premieres Tuesday Night on P.O.V.
June 27, 2011My Perestroika paints a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain. Robin Hessman's documentary premieres on P.O.V., Tuesday, June 28 at 10pm (check local listings). When the USSR broke apart in 1991, a generation of young people faced a new realm of possibilities. Filmmaker Robin Hessman follows this last…
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You Be the Judge: The 2011 Independent Lens Audience Award
June 22, 2011Voting for the Independent Lens audience award closes Tuesday, June 28. It's a wrap! The ninth season of Independent Lens is in the can, and what a fantastic season it was. We had nine months of eye-opening, jaw-dropping, gut-wrenching, and mind-blowing films. Now its the audience's chance to vote for the films they liked the best. Voting for the 2011…
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P.O.V. Kicks Off 24th Season with Kings of Pastry
June 21, 2011The acclaimed documentary series starts Tuesday, June 21 on PBS with the American broadcast premiere of Kings of Pastry.As the Independent Lens hangover wears off, another documentary series on PBS kicks off in high gear. P.O.V. opens its 24th season with a mouth-watering premiere of Kings of Pastry by filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker — who set…