Communication


New! Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special 87 min.

Set in the cutthroat, male-dominated world of high school debate, Girl Talk tells the compelling story of five girls on the diverse, top-ranked Massachusetts team at Newton South. Often talked over, underrepresented and judged differently than their male counterparts, each girl learns to navigate gender biases, reminding us that equal rights and freedom of expression are worth fighting for.

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! AM Radio 6 min.

In recent years, podcasts and streaming internet content have been challenging AM radio for listeners. Now, there’s another threat: electric automakers are installing radios without the AM band in new vehicles, citing interference from EV motors. But critics say limiting AM radio’s reach will have repercussions for politics and public safety. Journalist Katie Thornton joins John Yang to discuss in...

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Crossroads Local Newspaper 13 min.

Over the past few decades, more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed, leaving many communities without a reliable source of local information. Researchers say this crisis in journalism, driven by changes in technology, is fueling the country's political divisions. In this NewsHour program from the America at a Crossroads series, Judy Woodruff visited a community in Texas that recen...

Formats: Streaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed 105 min.

This intimate portrait of actor Rock Hudson celebrates his enduring legacy as a cinema icon who helped change the public perception of AIDS. Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed explores the story of a man living a double life — one whose public persona was carefully manufactured by his handlers and orchestrated by the studio system who feared the potential career-ending discovery that he was priv...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Mass Killings: The Role of the Media 6 min.

The Columbine High School shooting was the most covered news story of 1999 in the United States. It set a precedent for the blanket coverage of random mass killings we see today: the rush to the crime scene; the pictures of the killer; their life story; their posts. Could this media coverage be contributing to the problem? This film looks at the evidence and the movement to change media coverage o...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023

John Donvan in Conversation with David McRaney on the Science of Changing Minds 51 min.

What does it take to change someone else's mind? It turns out there is a science to it. That's at least according to David McRaney, a journalist, author, and host of the You Are Not So Smart podcast. The first step, he says, is don't overtly try to win an argument. Try instead to express your ideas and lead the person along in stages. This approach—rather than attempting to defeat the opposing par...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2023

New! Science Friction 87 min.

Those TV documentaries you see, and the science experts they feature? Did you know that producers often deceptively edit them and twist their words, to make them say the opposite of what they actually said? Science Friction sets the record straight.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Is Public Radio Still Relevant?: A Debate 60 min.

Public radio emerged in the 1920s to give Americans access to news, commentary, cultural affairs, and other items that commercial radio often ignored. Funded by the government, contributors, and other entities, public radio has long provided listeners with a broad range of programs. But with the rise of satellite radio, on-demand streaming, and millions of podcasts in the 21st century, some critic...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Endangered 89 min.

An official selection of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, Endangered chronicles a year in the life of four journalists living and working in democratic countries where freedom of the press has historically been considered a “given.” Yet, as online misinformation proliferates and world leaders brazenly denigrate the press, distrust of traditional media is on the rise, and journalists are increasingl...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022

Give Feedback About Body Odor 10 min.

"Give Feedback about Body Odor" is a video to help develop skills to tackle the hard task of telling someone they have body odor or bad breath – a surprisingly common problem faced by many people. But how do you tell them in a way that doesn't upset or offend them, and create even more problems? It is challenging and must be dealt with quickly but sensitively. Discussing this issue can be embarras...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2022