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Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say | CNN Business
Editor’s Note: The featured image was created by WP AI, showing clown Trump with sword and behind him, Big Bird. 🙁 Based on action by Trump, I am creating a new posting alert, about NPR and PBS and Education. We need all the information about Trump’s “removal” of these from Federal Support – with your…
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Trump doesn’t have power to cut off public broadcasters, despite order – Las Vegas Sun
Trump doesn’t have power to cut off public broadcasters, despite order, Federal funding a fraction of budget for PBS, NPR BEHIND THE NEWS Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and…
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Democracy advocate examines how Trump is changing the U.S. government | PBS News
The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big questions about the changing laws, institutions and norms. For our first interview, Amna Nawaz spoke with Barton Gellman, a longtime journalist and senior…
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| Alan Cumming on Turning 60 | Masterpiece | Official Site | PBS
Alan Cumming on Turning 60 Short | 02:53 “I dance, and I embrace life, and I do things that bring me joy.” Award-winning MASTERPIECE Mystery! Alan Cumming shared his secrets to enjoying life to the fullest as he turns 60. Source Link: | Alan Cumming on Turning 60 | Masterpiece | Official Site | PBS
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What fueled the Hawaiian wildfires that killed dozens and leveled historic Lahaina town
404,609 views Aug 10, 2023 Crews are still fighting fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. At least 36 people are known dead and more than 270 buildings damaged or destroyed across a blackened landscape. It’s the nation’s deadliest fire disaster in five years. Amna Nawaz discussed the fires with KITV meteorologist Malika Dudley.
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Jan. 6, Two Years Later: 10 Documentaries to Watch | FRONTLINE | PBS
January 6, 2023, by Patrice Taddonio On Jan. 6, 2021, a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol as Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election. How and why did the insurrection happen, and how have American politics been impacted in the two years since? Explore the FRONTLINE documentaries collected below…
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Benjamin Franklin’s literary legacy lives on in country’s longest-running lending library | PBS NewsHour
Benjamin Franklin’s literary legacy lives on in country’s longest-running lending library | PBS NewsHour By Pamela Watts, Sep 12, 2022 6:25 PM EDT From article… Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/benjamin-franklins-literary-legacy-lives-on-in-countrys-longest-running-lending-library#audio
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Appreciating the mystery of “Endeavour” as the detective prequel approaches the end | Salon.com
After 10 years as the youthful version of a great TV detective, have we taken Shaun Evans’ Morse for granted? By Melanie McFarland, Published June 19, 2022 3:30PM (EDT) Sometimes I contemplate an alternate timeline where “Sherlock” never existed and wonder whether “Endeavour” and its star Shaun Evans may have claimed whatever secret chamber in…
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Hemingway Exhibition – PBS Books
Editor’s Note: Books and images from Hemingway’s life and works are shown in the PBS Exhibition. It’s done in conjunction with the new Burns’ documentary, “Hemingway.” Corporate funding for HEMINGWAY was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Annenberg Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and by ‘The Better Angels Society,’…
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Hemingway: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick interview on how #MeToo changed their PBS docuseries.
The co-directors explain how the literary icon embodied both toxic masculinity and gender fluidity. Ernest Hemingway. Photo illustration by Slate. Photo courtesy of Ernest Hemingway Photograph Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. By Abigail Covington, April 07, 202110:00 PM Ken Burns and Lynn Novick started working on their new docuseries about Ernest…
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Ken Burns’ ‘Hemingway’ documents the novelist and his life | The Kansas City Star
By Steve Paul Special to The Star, April 04, 2021 05:00 AM, Updated April 04, 2021 08:44 AM Three and a half decades ago, the earth moved beneath the foundation of the Ernest Hemingway industry. The old-school, tired image of the great American writer as a brawling, blustery simpleton took a self-inflicted punch in the…
