PBS Creates One-Stop Election Website
In addition to offering in-depth reporting by PBS NEWSHOUR, WASHINGTON WEEK and FRONTLINE, as well as several special programs, PBS created a one-stop website, where viewers can access all election-related programming and information. A special shout-out to our colleagues in GA Programming, Digital & Marketing and across the organization for their extraordinary contributions.
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Against the growing phenomena of news deserts in the United States – areas where local news outlets have failed or have been gutted by the loss of ad revenue – PBS is being called upon to act. One suggested remedy is overhauling the way the Corporation for Public Broadcasting issues grants for public affairs programming, from a Washington, DC -based metric to spending decided by local news producers. ...