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The term "the fourth estate" was coined by long-time New York Times columnist William Safire, "to put the press on an equal footing with the greatest
Since American Experience debuted in October 1988, a guiding principle of the PBS series has been a belief that history matters. History can help us
Vietnam looms large in the American psyche. It was a war with no news blackouts or selectively embedded journalists, and it was discussed at the
For the past several years, America has witnessed almost daily incidents of unarmed black men and women being killed by the police—and these incidents
The holidays are a time for bingeing on turkey and trimmings and — if Netflix gets its way —a new true-crime documentary series. The 10-part Making a
The Art of the Real series was launched in 2014, under the auspices of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, with the objective of focusing more
With the recent explosion of non-fiction series, what opportunities do they represent for documentary filmmakers? Do these programs signal the latest
Last spring, Al Jazeera America announced a partnership with Chicago-based Kartemquin Films ( The Interrupters , The New Americans ) on a six-part
'Addiction,' a nine-part series, features the work of some of the greatest documentary makers working today.
'Why Democracy?'--an omnibus project of ten commissioned docs.