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News wars part 1 about the reporting about weapons of mass destruction in iraq and the use of anonymous sources to sell that story to the american public including the events around the valerie plame affair and the judith millers decision to go to jail rather than reveal her sources. And can prices be controlled without jeopardizing innovation in the pharmaceuticals industry. Spanning over 3 centuries, the 5part historical documentary looked into the background and practice by south africa s government of apartheid, the institutionalized form of racial segregation that favored the countrys white minority at the expense of its indigenous. You can watch more than 200 of our documentaries, for free, any time, h.
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A searing, ontheground look at president rodrigo dutertes deadly campaign against suspected drug dealers and users in the philippines, on the presidents. Through interviews with dea agents, drug lords, drug smugglers and drug users, the four hour documentary traces the history of americas drug war and the. Nov 12, 2012 american universities are not perfect. Sadly, that includes the pbs documentary series frontline, which tonight airs an episode titled the meth epidemic that seems to have been pasted together from old reefer madness outtakes. The program goes into effect in september and the results are favorable. But in my view, the best news program on television is frontline, the pbs series that has been on the air since 1983 and has produced 530 documentaries a total of 640 hours of programming with. On january 19, 2016, pbs released a new documentary called supplements and safety, which provided a detailed look into some of the issues the country faces when it comes to supplements. According to thomas, the rationale for delaying the program continually changed. Watch full episodes of frontline, the pbs documentary series, and explore news investigations from frontline s awardwinning journalism team. The series is produced in partnership with pbs frontline.
Frontline presents audio versions of select fulllength episodes for listening on the go. Drawing on a landmark frontline film from the 1980s, the documentary takes a look at both sides of the abortion divide in. Thirty years of americas drug war drug wars frontline pbs. Chasing heroin, a twohour frontline documentary dives deep inside the epidemic and explores how the problem began, how its affecting our nation, and whats being done to address the issue frontline is u. Most items on our site are in stock and ready to ship. Wgbh is the creator of the documentary consortium, with another 4 pbs stations, including wnet in new york and kcts in seattle. In part ii of drug wars, frontline examines the impact of crack cocaine on our. Long recognized as pbss premier investigative journalism series, frontline had been searching for a project that would explore the increasing power and.
Public televisions highest rated public affairs series, frontline has been nationally recognized with emmys, peabody awards, and dupontcolumbia awards. News wars part 3 about the economic struggles confronting newspapers. He said, we, as a nation, should have learned the lesson a long time ago that you cannot depend on law enforcement to solve the problem. Health pbs airs documentary on the failed war on drugs the 32year initiative hasnt been successful, but it has destroyed millions. Now part of 5,529 documentaries online and counting. So tracking drug money can catch the wrong peopleas this report shows. Chasing heroin, a twohour frontline documentary dives deep inside the epidemic and explores how the problem began, how its affecting our nation, and whats being done to address the issue.
Frontlines decision to shelve the documentary is a total mystery. A searing, ontheground look at president rodrigo dutertes deadly campaign against suspected drug dealers and users in. When we set out to tell this story, i kept thinking of something drug enforcement administration special agent bob stutman told us 15 years ago while making drug wars for pbs frontline. When you travel to a place like culiacan, mexico, its a shock to find the drug industry so ingrained in the popular culture that theres a patron saint of drug smuggling saint jesus. List of frontline american tv program episodes wikipedia. Part i recounts the origins of the antidrug campaign, from the nixon administrations drug control efforts to the rapid rise and fall of the colombian drug cartels. As part of pbss spotlight education initiative, frontline will present two films examining the realities of education in america. He talks about the systemic drug corruption in mexico, describing the 1991 incident when mexican army troops, in the pay of drug smugglers, attacked and murdered mexican federal police trying to. On april 4, frontline executive producer david fanning informed pbs stations that the documentary would be reedited to include the latest on ptl. Since frontline first looked at meth back in 2005, new laws have been passed to control the key ingredients in. As part of pbss spotlight education initiative, frontline will present two films examining the realities of education in america on tuesday, sept.
Watch full episodes of frontline, the pbs documentary series, and explore news investigations from frontlines awardwinning journalism team. By jason cherkis washington in the early moments of chasing heroin, a new frontline documentary that will air tuesday on pbs and online at 9 p. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs viewers. Frontline is an investigative journalism program of the public broadcasting service pbs, producing indepth documentaries on a variety of domestic and international stories and issues, and broadcasting them on air and online. His 2000 film drug wars was the winner of the outstanding backgroundanalysis of a single current story emmy and the george foster. Stream tracks and playlists from frontline pbs on your desktop or mobile device. Frontline goes deep into seattles efforts to help drug addicts instead of punishing them.
The story of president dutertes campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the philippines. Welcome to the largest and best curated collection of documentaries on the planet. Traditional medicine prescribes a drug to reduce the blood pressure, but does nothing to find the cause of the high blood pressure. Thirty years of americas drug war drug wars frontline. Nixon administrations drug control efforts to the rapid rise and fall of the colombian drug cartels. Yet even he was surprised at the scope of the international drug trade uncovered during the production of frontlines fourhour documentary drug wars. Feb 25, 2016 the february 23 special on frontline pbs, chasing heroin, investigates the growing heroin epidemic in the united states. Produced at wgbhtv in boston, massachusetts, and distributed through pbs in the united states, the critically acclaimed program has received. In a subprime education, correspondent martin smith. Shot in the style of a thriller, the film is based on unprecedented. Apr 25, 2012 theme to the long running documentary pbs show frontline. Additional funding for drug wars is provided by the john d. Governments largely futile efforts to stem drug trafficking in this.
Cocaine causes a sense of energy, alertness, talktiveness, and well. Pbs socal facebook pbs socal twitter pbs socal youtube pbs socal instagram pbs socal. Frontline explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times from business and health to social issues, politics and war. Frontline goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies. In part ii of drug wars, frontline examines the impact of crack cocaine on our city streets and our criminal justice system. Watch the best documentaries online here at documentary addict. But narco dollars increasingly have become intermingled in legitimate businesses through money laundering schemes like the black market pesodollar exchange. Biography documentary hosted by angus macqueen, published by pbs broadcasted as part of pbs frontline series in 2015 english narration cover information.
Each presidential election the pbs series frontline produces an election special that profiles the. Theyre thoughtprovoking, eyeopening, and enlightening. Under the direction of senior executive producer david fanning, executive producer michael sullivan, senior producer sharon tiller, and series producer martin smith, numerous other producers. Frontline is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Frontline is a public affairs television program that produces and broadcasts indepth documentaries about various subjects. A year after the murder of columnist jamal khashoggi, frontline investigates the rise of saudi arabias crown prince, mohammed bin salman. Meth, or methamphetamine, is the latest drugscare story from the. The 10 years plus of wars in the middle east has produced many people capable of. Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs. Produced at wgbhtv in boston massachusetts and distributed through the public broadcasting service pbs in the united states the program has been critically acclaimed and received numerous awards.
As televisions premier public affairs series, frontline is the recognized leader in producing compelling and engaging documentaries that explore the stories and issues of our times. The public broadcasting service pbs offers many free educational documentaries, but you might not have the time to tune in and watch them. The program was spearheaded by frontline, the investigative series, and also involved collaborators the new york times and the canadian broadcasting corporation. October 10, 2000 veteran reporterproducer lowell bergman charts the u. View notes new war 2 from cpsc 219 at austin community college. In 2015, the creator and founding executive producer of frontline, david fanning, retired after more than 32 years as executive producer of the program, and raney aronsonrath succeeded him in senior grade. A special undercover report from chinas secretive xinjiang region. From foreign affairs to family matters, social issues to criminal justice, politics to the press, frontline goes beyond the superficial sound bite of the television newsmagazine to offer indepth, intelligent. Oct 10, 2000 season 19, episode 2 drug wars part 1 first aired.
Watch frontline episodes online season 38 2020 tv guide. Creating placebased poems overview in this lesson, students will walk stepbystep through the process of creating placebased poems. Watch full frontline documentaries pbs official site. Americas war over prescription drugs has dragged on for over twenty years. It offers a gripping, visually stunning window into the war on drugs those.
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