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America's founders recognized that that without a king, the fledgling nation would need an informed citizenry -- or their bold experiment in democracy would fail. So in early America the government subsidized newspapers, established the postal system to facilitate information flow and drew up plans for public education. But now in the digital age, does the demise of newspapers threaten citizens' access to quality journalistic information? Does remarkably low civic knowledge by average Americans weaken the fabric of democracy? This new one-hour Humankind documentary features retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Gordon Wood and Annette Gordon-Reed, new media analyst Robert McChesney, voices of tourists at the Newseum, and others. Hosted by David Freudberg and produced in association with WGBH/Boston.
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America's founders recognized that that without a king, the fledgling nation would need an informed citizenry -- or their bold experiment in democracy would fail. So in early America the government subsidized newspapers, established the postal system to facilitate information flow and drew up plans for public education. But now in the digital age, does the demise of newspapers threaten citizens' access to quality journalistic information? Does remarkably low civic knowledge by average Americans weaken the fabric of democracy? This new one-hour Humankind documentary features retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Gordon Wood and Annette Gordon-Reed, new media analyst Robert McChesney, voices of tourists at the Newseum, and others. Hosted by David Freudberg and produced in association with WGBH/Boston.
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***For stations preferring FULL-HOUR programs:
The end of the first segment is followed at 29:00 with a billboard for the second half-hour, concluding with the phrase, "when Humankind continues in a moment." This is followed immediately by a :30 music bed for local ID, etc. The bed begins at 29:30. Second half of the program begins at 30:00 and concludes at 59:00 with: "The Executive Producer is David Freudberg. This is Humankind."
***For stations preferring HALF-HOUR programs:
Stations are entitled to air either or both half-hours. The first half-hour runs 29:00 and concludes with: "The Executive Producer is David Freudberg. This is Humankind." Next is a 1-minute billboard of which the last thirty seconds are a music bed for local ID. This is followed by the second half-hour segment of Humankind, also running 29:00 and concluding with: "The Executive Producer is David Freudberg. This is Humankind."
PROMOS: 30-second audio promos are available at Content Depot for each segment.
RIGHTS: Public radio stations may carry this program an unlimited number of times during the period June 29, 2010 through December 31, 2010. (Extensions are sometimes granted.) Any half-hour segment of Humankind must be aired in its entirety; no excerpting is permitted. Stations may stream the program on their website simultaneous with radio broadcast. Programs are free to public radio stations. We request a simple email (to my address below) notifying us of date and time of broadcast.
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