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First Things First: Pick the Right Platform
June 30, 2011We will be offering weekly tips for independent filmmakers and public media entities on getting the most out of social media. Visit BTB Thursdays for some good advice for your Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking strategies. No matter if you are a filmmaker, a station, or a public media brand, the very first place to start is by creating (or…
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And the Best. Teacher. Ever! is ... drumroll, please...
June 29, 2011ITVS Community Classroom announces the Audience Winner for our educator contest.Well, it was not easy. We received moving stories from around the country about teachers who go the extra mile to illuminate young minds. Teachers like Beatrice Pfaff, an American Sign Language Instructor in Indianapolis who inspires her students to overcome the isolation…
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Oscar-Nominated Waltz With Bashir Airs Wednesday on Sundance Channel
June 28, 2011The acclaimed ITVS International documentary, written and directed by Ari Folman, delves into the horrors of the 1982 Lebanon War. Filmmaker Ari Folman's audacious and devastating documentary employs the freedom offered by animation to explore the untrustworthiness of memory, as he reconstructs his experience as an Israeli soldier during the 1982…
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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…