What distinguished television from film as a medium, from its very early days, was live broadcasting. As time went on, and more and more TV shows were prerecorded, this was kind of forgotten. But until VHS came along and allowed audiences to timeshift both films and TV shows, television still retained that live event quality; be there or you missed it.
All eyes are turned towards the skies today (behind eclipse glasses!) for the total #SolarEclipse stretching from Mexico, over the States, and up to Canada.
On May 10, 1994, #Chicago witnessed the most complete solar eclipse since 1806, and #WILL Illinois Public Media was there to capture the incredible event on camera. Check out this video capturing the path of totality over Illinois.
"#Mastodon is an excellent, momentous platform. It's a new kind of online communication channel, with an alternative structure, a clear democratic vision, and just enough impact. My colleagues at DW Innovation and I finally gave it a chance in October 2023 – and that turned out to be one of our best communication decisions in the last decade." #PublicMedia https://www.ebu.ch/news/2024/03/public-broadcasters-of-europe-lets-all-join-mastodon
I feel like my comments back in Sept last year, about TVNZ not being viable as a commercial entity, are being vindicated. If the new government are looking for suggestions, here are a few I made at the time;
It's with a heavy heart that we remember poet, DJ, & jazz scholar #ReubenJackson who passed away recently.
Jackson was the beloved host of "Friday Night Jazz" at #VermontPublicRadio (now #VermontPublic) from 2012 to 2018 with a soothing, deep voice & a great love for poetry & jazz.
The AAPB is proud to announce a new exhibit honoring Black history!
"The Odyssey of Black Studies in Public Broadcasting" explores the history of Black Studies programs at American colleges and universities as they were discussed and presented in a select number of public radio and TV broadcasts archived in the AAPB collection: https://americanarchive.org/exhibits/odyssey-of-black-studies-in-public-broadcasting
Happy birthday to the legendary actor, James Earl Jones! 🎉
Before commanding the screen as the iconic voice of Darth Vader, Jones delighted audiences as villain Long John Spoilsport on PBS's children's show, Vegetable Soup in 1975!
Republican’ts are trying to kill the non-profit CPB, NPR & PBS public (We-The-People) media on behalf of their corporate, for-profit, puppet-masters. Take Action to stop them, now!
“• Geospatial intelligence contributes to the formulation of public drug policies
• Concentrated individual cocaine seizures linked to specific geographical features
• News websites provide valuable insights into drug trafficking dynamics
• The identified routes and trends align with current literature on drug trafficking
• São Paulo - key node for Brazil's cocaine traffic and its international distribution”
Friday the 13th is for all things spooky and scary, but even with all the thrills and chills, there’s one thing that Alfred Hitchcock himself would rather avoid 😱🕸️
🎉 Celebrate Eleanor Roosevelt's birthday by brushing up on your American history! Watch “Prospects of Mankind,” a series that began in 1959 featuring global leaders and experts speaking about the most pressing topics of the day.
Today FM recently won a number of awards for its digital news and current affairs productions. All of these went offline when the station's owners abruptly shut it down after only about a year on the air. This is a good example of why we need properly-funded public media organisations. We simply can't rely on profit-seeking corporations to do public interest media work, nor to keep it available for posterity if they do:
Pleased to see the biggest state broadcaster in Germany (ARD) open up its own instance and now an account for the daily news show: @tagesschau ! How about it #NRK#SVT#PBS#BBC ??? I see accounts and bots but not instances, so it's unclear if they're official. What gives?
Have you heard the news? The American Archive of Public Broadcasting has been awarded a $16 million grant by the Mellon Foundation to double the size of its collection over four years.
This grant empowers the AAPB to digitize up to 150,000 significant #publicmedia programs, preserving diverse voices & safeguarding at-risk materials.
Nominate your collections for #preservation & inclusion in the AAPB collection for FREE!
To learn more or to make a nomination, email aapb_submissions@wgbh.org.