Speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California earlier this year, Albert Maysles made a comment that many in the audience may not have heard. He said
Journalism
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As we poise gingerly on the precipice of another year, we tend to look back longingly, one last time, at the year that brought us here. Fortunately
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The motion picture world has witnessed many passings of late, as has the documentary world, which lost three individuals who quietly made a difference
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What is the place of the documentary journalism within the relentless crush of the 24-hour news cycle? Are there differences in methodology between
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2007 Courage Under Fire Award honoree Christiane Amanpour talks about the state of journalism today.
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Jon Alpert may be the bravest filmmaker I've ever met. Like most documentary filmmakers, Jon finds himself drawn toward untold truths. And in the
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In Spring 2002, news headlines announced that PBS would add four new episodes to its venerable documentary series Frontline with a new format
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Remember CNN when it was born? The networks called it the "Chicken Noodle Network." But it was a revolution that changed news forever. Back then, the
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Whether the stage is Los Angeles, or in the case of this compelling documentary series, Charlotte, North Carolina, the play that is local television
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Documentary began, of course, before television. Before radio, even. And its adoption by American commercial broadcast television has always had an