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🎓 Big news! Emmy-nominated filmmaker & journalist @MikeShumFilms ’07 will deliver the 2025 Commencement address. "I hope I can send these students off with some inspiration, some energy, maybe even hope." Read more: coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/new… #CC150th #commencement2025

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began three years ago this week. In that time, FRONTLINE and our partners have investigated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the West, the circumstances that led up to his invasion of Ukraine, the grim toll the fighting has taken on civilians and more. As this conflict marks a somber milestone, explore a collection of our coverage: to.pbs.org/3DhWmy5

It has been three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. FRONTLINE and The @AP’s 2023 documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” offers a visceral, first-person account of what the besieged city of Mariupol endured during the first weeks of Russia’s siege. to.pbs.org/4k9OOOx

Democracies Should Never Spy on Journalists, Even in the Name of National Security buff.ly/41EXMMP

In a new FRONTLINE documentary, residents of a Lahaina neighborhood recall having no warning when the August 2023 Maui wildfires reached them and navigating narrow roads, downed power lines and backed up traffic as the fires surrounded them. to.pbs.org/4gmpAKu

FRONTLINE investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. The documentary examines the fire’s causes, the chaotic response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires. Special streaming premiere Tue., Dec. 17th: to.pbs.org/4iF9wVH

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu unjustly sentenced to seven years in prison in China – Nieman Foundation nieman.harvard.edu/dong-yuyu-nf-0…

China just freed 3 American prisoners. But it is holding many Chinese citizens on unjust charges. Yuyu Dong, a former @Harvard Nieman fellow, is the most prominent journalist being detained in mainland China. How will the Trump administration handle this? nytimes.com/2023/04/24/wor…

A Chinese court sentenced a high-ranking editor and columnist for a major Communist Party newspaper to seven years in prison on espionage charges on Friday. Dong Yuyu was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat. nyti.ms/49jo7Cc

China sends a message to the world with this harsh sentencing — telling them that anyone engaging in people-to-people exchanges could be labeled a spy. Dong Yuyu, 62, was a respected journalist and @Harvard fellow doing ordinary meetings with diplomats and foreign journalists.

A State Dept. official says China has released three imprisoned American citizens: Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The official says all Americans designated by the State Dept. as wrongfully detained in China are now free and will soon be reunited with their families.

A notable prisoner swap on the eve of Thanksgiving

Should journalists “help protect their country’s 2½-century-old democratic experiment, which also protects the existence of their craft? That requires braving the ire & denunciations of Republicans long conditioned to scream bias.” By @JohnJHarwood niemanreports.org/articles/warpe…

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Americans Across a Divided Nation Weigh in on Election 2024 pbs.org/wgbh/frontline… via @frontlinepbs

The filmmakers behind ‘American Voices 2024’ spoke to FRONTLINE about how Americans’ sentiments on power and government have changed in the last four years and more. to.pbs.org/3AluUhs

We are honored to collaborate with Five O’Clock Films and Mike Shum Productions on American Voices 2024. Producers: Qinling Li @qinlinglivj & Arthur Nazaryan @nazaryan_photo Writers: Mike Shum & Qinliing Li Director: Mike Shum @MikeShumFilms pbs.org/wgbh/frontline…

What does the future of #indiefilmmaking look like? @ShorensteinCtr Documentary Film Fellow @producerkarin delves into the ongoing transformation of the film industry and shares 5 key takeaways from her research in this convo with strategist Gary Chou: loom.ly/z5JdJnc

Oct. 23 in Boston: Join the @frontlinepbs team, including EIC @raneyaronson and filmmakers Michael Kirk, @MikeShumFilms, Gabrielle Schonder & @phelamele for a deep dive into the 2024 U.S. presidential election. They’ll discuss what's at stake this fall. wgbh.org/events/frontli…