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PBS Documentary Series ‘Independent Lens’ Reveals Fall Slate of Films (EXCLUSIVE)

PBS doc series “Independent Lens” returns for a new season on Oct. 6 with  Bill Haney's “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and ...

PBS, NPR stations working to cope with — and survive — government funding cuts

A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope — and survive ...
NPR

'Can't stop. Won't stop': Documentary filmmakers face federal funding shortfall

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has helped make PBS a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. In an email to NPR, CPB said it provided over $24 million to documentary ...

New PBS documentary on public libraries, 'Free for All,' has a Wisconsin accent

"Free for All: The Public Library," a new documentary airing on PBS' "Independent Lens" April 29, charts the path of the ...