Documentary films and thought-provoking journalism - PBS
A.C. Thompson and Richard Rowley’s search for answers into the killings of five Vietnamese-American journalists took them from cities like Houston and San Francisco, to the jungles of Southeast Asia, to the corridors of power in Washington. Read more. November 1, 2015 Afghanistan / Pakistan.
Viewers' Guide | From Jesus To Christ | FRONTLINE | PBS
Viewers’ Guide. The Series "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians" is a historical documentary series that tells the epic story of the rise of Christianity. The four-hour program explores the life of Jesus, his death, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity.
frontline: the gate of heavenly peace - PBS
THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE is a documentary about the protests at Tiananmen in 1989, and the resulting Beijing Massacre of June 4. The film explores the history of the demonstrations and comments on the "deep structure" of political habits and attitudes that have informed public life in China over the past century.
The Released | FRONTLINE - PBS
Apr 28, 2009 — Additional funding for The Released is provided by The Open Society Institute and The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation. A rare and intimate look into the lives of mentally ill offenders struggling to make it on the outside. This year alone, hundreds of thousands of prisoners with serious mental illnesses will be released into communities ...
Dangerous Straits | FRONTLINE - PBS
FRONTLINE and The New York Times explore the tensions between the U.S. and China and the troubles the relationship presents for President Bush, who plans a visit to China in October. The dramatic U.S. spy plane incident off the coast of China in early 2001 reminded us of the dangerous suspicion that exists between the world's most powerful ...
The Evolution Lab | NOVA Labs | PBS
The concept of a "tree of life" springs directly from Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. From "Evolution 101" video. The Evolution Lab features two interactive digital learning tools––made available online for the first time here––developed by the Life on Earth project based at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied ...
About NOVA Labs | NOVA Labs | PBS
NOVA Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens and lifelong learners in games and interactives that foster authentic scientific exploration. From predicting solar storms and constructing renewable energy systems to tracking cloud movement and designing RNA molecules, NOVA Labs participants can conduct investigations by visualizing ...
Do You Speak American . What Speech Do We Like Best? | PBS
Social scientists who observe language rather than prescribe its use are often called sociolinguists. Mapping Attitudes Exercises to explore where you think American is best spoken. Linguist Carmen Fought tells us that language expresses our identity and reflects who we are, and who we want to be. Every time we speak, we give listeners ...
Target America | FRONTLINE - PBS
In "Target America," FRONTLINE uncovers a long-standing division within the nation's security apparatus about how to deal with an enemy that has been targeting America and Americans for decades. published oct. 2001. FRONTLINE explores the story of the first war on terrorism, fight against terrorists in the 1980s during the Reagan administration.
Interviews | The Tank Man | FRONTLINE - PBS
Apr 11, 2006 — In this interview, Wong recounts in vivid detail what she witnessed as the army closed in and the people kept pushing back, and how, on June 5th, she witnessed an unknown young man come out of the crowd and stop the tanks. Xiao Qiang. Trained as a theoretical physicist, Xiao Qiang became a human rights activist after Tiananmen in 1989 and was ...