Ken Burns calls PBS the 'Declaration of Independence' for communication, decries its defunding

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns lamented the federal spending cuts to PBS and praised public broadcasting as the "Declaration ...
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PBS, defunded by Trump, says ‘we’re still here’ with big new Ken Burns documentary

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding ...

Arkansas becomes first state to drop partnership with PBS after funding cut

Arkansas has become the first state to cut ties with PBS after a state commission voted to end the public television ...
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PBS SoCal Sets Live 3-Hour Telethon With Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ken Burns, Marlee Matlin, Ziggy Marley & More

Following public media’s loss of federal funding, PBS SoCal is hoping viewers will help fill the gap. It has announced We Public Television, a star-studded live three-hour telethon, which will air on ...
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Ken Burn: Why the American Revolution Still Matters

Ken Burns reflects on reconnecting with America’s founding to rediscover our shared purpose. Ken Burns urges us to move beyond nostalgia and sentimentality to engage with America's founding truly. By ...
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PBS, NPR stations working to cope with — and survive — government funding cuts

NEW YORK (AP) — Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half — ...
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PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts

NEW YORK (AP) — Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half — ...

'With 'The American Revolution' series, director Ken Burns warns against the tendency to judge heroes of the past through the eyes of the present'

COLUMN. In a spectacular documentary, the filmmaker advocates for a nuanced and diverse understanding of the history of the ...