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Social Issue Documentaries On Television
Find out early which documentaries are going to air on television and
organize groups to watch them or use the broadcast to get press for your
cause.
Click here to learn how. This is a new feature on
MediaRights.org, so please stay tuned as we add more channels and films.
Click here for PBS listings.
OnTV is on a temporary hiatus. We'll be back in a few months. In the meantime, please visit the links below for more information about social issue documentary programming.
Cable:
All listings are Eastern Standard Time and subject to change.
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Click on the film title below for more information about the film:
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PBS:
Frontline
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Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as the flagship
public-affairs series for American public
television--PBS. If critics greeted its debut with
tentative praise as the last best hope for America's
broadcast documentaries, its stature after nearly two
decades is no longer in doubt. It has outlasted every
comparable long-form documentary series on U.S.
commercial networks and earned its credentials
through the highest broadcast journalism awards. Click here to see which Frontline programs are airing this month.
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ITVS
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Find independent documentary films on PBS that are presented by ITVS
(Independent Television Service). ITVS brings independently produced programs
to television - programs that engage creative risks, advance issues, and
represent points of view not usually seen on commercial or public television.
ITVS is committed to programming which addresses the needs of underserved
audiences, particularly minorities and children. Click here to see which ITVS films are airing this month.
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POV:
Check schedule for P.O.V. programs on your local PBS station. TV Schedule
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Independent Lens:
Independent Lens is a groundbreaking weekly primetime PBS series that airs
on Tuesday nights at 10 P.M. and presents American and international
documentaries and a limited number of dramas. Each week Independent Lens
bursts onto the screen and presents a unique individual, community or
moment in history to bring viewers gripping stories that inspire, engage,
provoke and delight. From pioneering women surfers to brilliant composers
to brave resistance fighters, Independent Lens introduces people whose
stories are unforgettable. Independent Lens is for curious viewers of all
ages, ethnicities and backgrounds; all that's required is a TV and an
inquiring mind. The Executive Producer of Independent Lens is Sally Jo
Fifer, ITVS Executive Director. Independent Lens is funded by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), with additional funding
provided by PBS.
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Satellite TV:
WorldLinkTV
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WorldLink TV is a 24-hour television network that brings the world's events, issues and cultures to over 17 million homes throughout the United States. Please click here to view WorldLink TV's current schedule. Click here for channel availability.
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WorldLink offers a global perspective on news, events and culture. They present issues not often covered in the US media, directly connecting American viewers with people at the heart of breaking events, organizations in the forefront of social change, and the cultures of an increasingly global community.
Their programming consists of first-run documentaries on global issues, classic foreign feature films, current affairs series, international news, and the best of World Music.
Free Speech TV
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Working with activists and artists, Free Speech TV uses television to cultivate an informed and active citizenry in order to advance progressive social change. FSTV airs primarily social, political, cultural, and environmental documentaries acquired from independent producers, and produces and commissions original content.
FSTV's original Mobile-Eyes series consists of partner-driven, issue-based programming that connects grassroots groups, media activists, and audiences. Community Worksis another FSTV series composed of independentdocumentaries produced by community media and arts centers.
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