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Viewers Like Us Episode 1: America's Storyteller?

Author(s): LeeLee Films and StudioToBe
September 14, 2021

Systemic Issues

Podcast

Summary

Since its founding in the late 1960s, PBS has presented itself as a trusted home for Americaโ€™s multitude of stories and experiences. An inclusive space of exploration and education for all. So when independent filmmaker Grace Lee published an essay in 2020โ€”calling out public broadcastingโ€™s overreliance on โ€œAmericaโ€™s storyteller,โ€ documentarian Ken Burnsโ€”her words set off a chain of events that reached the highest levels of PBS leadership. Soon after, a group of filmmakers joined Grace in asking PBS why they relied so heavily on one white male directorโ€™s perspective to tell the history of our country and its people. They were left with more questions than answers. Welcome to Viewers Like Us, a new podcast series that explores: What will it take to restore the entire public to public television?