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  1. 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…

  2. Now Streaming on Indies Showcase: Please Vote for Me

    August 19, 2011

    The documentary by filmmaker Weijun Chen is streaming free until Saturday, August 20, as part of ITVS's Indies Showcase.Please Vote for Me chronicles the intensity behind eight-year-old students in an elementary school in China as they campaign for class monitor. Check out the film's trailer below...

  3. What Do Protagonists Get Out of Documentaries?

    August 17, 2011

    Filmmaker Koen Suidgeest of Karla’s Arrival explains why doc films offer a voice to those who have been silenced. Karla’s Arrival will have its U.S. premiere at the NY International Latino Film Festival on August 17. If there’s anything that has become clear to me, it is that different audiences all over the world have very similar humanistic questions.…

  4. Got Talent? Enter the Hayloft Gang Contest

    August 15, 2011

    Enter a special online video contest from August 15 through September 15, leading up to the PBS premiere of The Hayloft Gang on PBS in September. Narrated by Garrison Keillor, The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance tells the story of a changing America through the lens of one of the nation's most popular country music radio shows during the…

  5. 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…

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