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Get to Know the Women Who Make History
February 6, 2013Women and Girls Lead ushers in Women’s History Month with the presentation of MAKERS: Women Who Make America, premiering February 26, 2013 at 8pm ET. “I’m going to finish this race on my hands and my knees if I have to. If I don’t finish this race, then everybody is going to believe women can’t do it. I’ve got to finish this race.” – Kathrine Switzer, the first…
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Brad Lichtenstein on How BizVizz Can Help You Shop Smarter
February 5, 2013Filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein, the man behind the new app BizVizzBizVizz is a brand-new free iPhone app that makes corporate behavior transparent and available to all. Just snap a picture of a brand’s logo or bar code, and presto: A simple, graphic screen tells you the financial truth about 300 of America’s largest corporations. Independent Lens sat…
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Introducing BizVizz: A Corporate Responsibility App Inspired by ‘As Goes Janesville’
February 4, 2013Inspired by the Independent Lens film As Goes Janesville, the BizVizz app serves as the transmedia component of the documentary, enlightening users how specific companies behave when it comes to corporate and social responsibility. There’s a scene in As Goes Janesville (airing tonight on Independent Lens), towards the end, where the city council…
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ITVS and Muftah.Org Present a Social Screening on Female Community Organizers in Egypt
February 4, 2013On February 6th, ITVS’s Diverse Muslim Voices is hosting an online film screening of Shayfeen.com: We're Watching You. The screening is being presented in partnership with Muftah.org, an online magazine committed to providing a forum for discussion on arts, culture, and politics in the Middle East and North African regions. Ghada Shahbandar and…
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ITVS Names Claire Aguilar as Executive Content Advisor
February 1, 2013ITVS is happy to announce that Vice President of Programming Claire Aguilar has been named Executive Content Advisor. In this new consulting role, Claire will provide high-level, portfolio analysis and content feedback under the direction of Jim Sommers, Senior Vice President of Content and head of ITVS’ Content Strategy Team. With a focus on…