Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Through its collaborative ecosystem of producing organizations, programs, local stations, newsrooms and distribution networks, public media offers an array of news coverage and programming about Indigenous people throughout November, Native American Heritage Month. https://lnkd.in/eWpsCyX8

Members of CPB’s TV Content team traveled to Cleveland recently to attend the American Public Television Fall Marketplace. The team met with public media stations from around the country that are supporting national programming through locally produced content, participated in professional development sessions on timely industry topics impacting producers, and screened a variety of programs offered through APT’s syndication services. Jim Dunford the president of APT, also interviewed presidential historian Mark Updegrove about the recent presidential election and how public media can provide news and information to people across the political spectrum. Learn more about CPB-funded programs and projects here: https://cpb.org/programs

Appalachia and the Mid-South is our SIXTH regional newsroom. It joins those in Texas, California, the Gulf States, the Midwest and New England. The regional newsroom model allows groups of stations to plan coverage together, share reporters and editors and dig into the most important stories in their regions – in close partnership with NPR. #pubmedia #collaborativejournalism #newsdeserts #localnews https://lnkd.in/eZETTMuh

In this hour-long special produced by public media leader GBH and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public television chef Lidia Bastianich travels the country to visit innovators across the country who are trying to change the availability of healthy food in their communities and to alter the way we perceive food in America.? “Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers” airs November 26 at 9/8c on PBS?and available on?PBS.org?and the?PBS?Video app. Check your local listings.?https://lnkd.in/eDhN3pP2

The National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference begins this week in Boston, and GBH is proud to present the Saturday morning keynote to social studies educators from across the country! "The State of Democracy: Civics, History, and Government in Conversation" will be led by GBH Education's Susan Wilkins, Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Deb Sanchez, Citizen University's Eric Liu, and historian and author Jill Lepore. The panel will highlight the role of history in shaping current issues, and how civics education is key to guiding informed citizens. Public media has a wealth of trusted resources to offer educators. All are welcome to join us on Thursday, November 21 for a pre-conference Open House and Welcome Reception at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library to learn more and network. Enjoy refreshments and hear GBH representatives from American Experience PBS, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, and PBS LearningMedia speak about using media to amplify youth voice in civics education, teach difficult history, and resources like the U.S. History Collection and Civics Collection. Drop in to this free event any time between 1pm and 4pm. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YS1pMx #NCSS2024

Today’s public media system began to take shape more than 50 years ago, with the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which authorized the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The system now reaches nearly 99% of the U.S. population with free high-quality, educational programming for children and the arts, award-winning current affairs programming, and life-saving emergency alert services.?https://lnkd.in/edRBHMfD?#DidYouKnow

Watch this story on our One Small Step initiative that was featured on CBS Evening News last night → https://lnkd.in/e2TR_CXe After an intense and emotional election season, this piece reminds us of the impact of conversations between everyday people who have taken the courageous step to bridge our divides, helping us move forward together as a country.

The National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference begins this week in Boston, and GBH is proud to present the Saturday morning keynote to social studies educators from across the country! "The State of Democracy: Civics, History, and Government in Conversation" will be led by GBH Education's Susan Wilkins, Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Deb Sanchez, Citizen University's Eric Liu, and historian and author Jill Lepore. The panel will highlight the role of history in shaping current issues, and how civics education is key to guiding informed citizens. Public media has a wealth of trusted resources to offer educators. All are welcome to join us on Thursday, November 21 for a pre-conference Open House and Welcome Reception at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library to learn more and network. Enjoy refreshments and hear GBH representatives from American Experience PBS, American Archive of Public Broadcasting, and PBS LearningMedia speak about using media to amplify youth voice in civics education, teach difficult history, and resources like the U.S. History Collection and Civics Collection. Drop in to this free event any time between 1pm and 4pm. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YS1pMx #NCSS2024

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors awarded Congressman Earl Blumenauer the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to public media. The award was presented on November 19 at a CPB Board meeting. https://lnkd.in/eCPZvbpV