The term used in the United States for a non-commercial television broadcast station devoted to educational and cultural...

Public broadcasting in the United States is widely seen as an important component of the media culture of the nation (Carnegie Commission, 1979; Twentieth Century Fund, 1993). Its programming and the terms of public support for it are not without...

Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the viewing or listening public. Except for the United States, it has traditionally been the dominant form of broadcasting in much of the world. It...

Our Town: Sarasota AN INSIDER'S LOOK Our Town: Sarasota premiered on WUSF-TV 16 in December to rave reviews from viewers. The one-hour show explores a day in the life of Sarasota, through the eyes of its residents. Twenty-eight community "producers"...

Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest. Michael P. McCauley, Eric E. Peterson, B. Lee Artz, and DeeDee Halleck, eds. Media, Communication, and Culture in America Series. Armonk, N.Y., and London, England: M.E. Sharpe, 2003.306 pp. $65.95 hbk. $24.95 pbk. What could happen to an...

President Bush has appointed an outspoken conservative television producer to the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Warren Bell, executive producer of ABC's "According to Jim," was first nominated by Bush in June. In September, his nomination was abruptly pulled from the Senate...