Feb 25, 2016 the february 23 special on frontline pbs, chasing heroin, investigates the growing heroin epidemic in the united states. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The program goes into effect in september and the results are favorable. The personal story of a young syrian mothers perseverance through the siege of aleppo. Post mortem has been added to your cart add to cart. 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. 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. 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. Watch full frontline documentaries pbs official site. Frontline is an investigative journalism program of the public broadcasting service pbs, producing indepth documentaries on. November 2010 edited november 2010 in spurious generalities. Yet even he was surprised at the scope of the international drug trade uncovered during the production of frontlines fourhour documentary drug wars. Stream tracks and playlists from frontline pbs on your desktop or mobile device. A special undercover report from chinas secretive xinjiang region.
Produced at wgbhtv in boston, massachusetts, and distributed through pbs in the united states, the critically acclaimed program has received. Each presidential election the pbs series frontline produces an election special that profiles the. Now part of 5,529 documentaries online and counting. 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. The 10 years plus of wars in the middle east has produced many people capable of. Watch frontline episodes online season 38 2020 tv guide.
But narco dollars increasingly have become intermingled in legitimate businesses through money laundering schemes like the black market pesodollar exchange. What you may not know is that they have 100s of their documentaries available for free online. Biography documentary hosted by angus macqueen, published by pbs broadcasted as part of pbs frontline series in 2015 english narration cover information. Part i recounts the origins of the anti drug campaign, from the nixon administrations drug control efforts to the rapid rise and fall of the colombian drug cartels. Watch free documentaries online documentary addict. Additional funding for drug wars is provided by the john d. Frontline is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world. Health pbs airs documentary on the failed war on drugs the 32year initiative hasnt been successful, but it has destroyed millions. Pbs frontline the meth epidemic 2006 pbs nature rhinoceros 2007 pbs nature the venom cure 2005.
List of frontline american tv program episodes wikipedia. Shot in the style of a thriller, the film is based on unprecedented. Meth, or methamphetamine, is the latest drugscare story from the. Long recognized as pbss premier investigative journalism series, frontline had been searching for a project that would explore the increasing power and.
Most items on our site are in stock and ready to ship. Traditional medicine prescribes a drug to reduce the blood pressure, but does nothing to find the cause of the high blood pressure. Frontline goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies. Stream full episodes of pbs s documentary series for free. Its not an epidemic, usage is not increasing, and anybody who tells you otherwise is a liar. A searing, ontheground look at president rodrigo dutertes deadly campaign against suspected drug dealers and users in. Americas war over prescription drugs has dragged on for over twenty years. 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. For more than thirty years the united states government has struggled to stamp out the use of illegal drugs despite efforts drugs thrive on americas streets and international drug trafficking has exploded into a multimilliondollar industry that is an integral part of the world economy drug wars presented by frontline in collaboration with national public radio tells the story of.
Yet even he was surprised at the scope of the international drug trade uncovered during the production of frontline s fourhour documentary drug wars. Theyre thoughtprovoking, eyeopening, and enlightening. For more great films, please visit our complete collection. 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. View the frontline documentary on gaza that pbs pulled.
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. Governments largely futile efforts to stem drug trafficking in this. October 10, 2000 veteran reporterproducer lowell bergman charts the u. Drug use becomes representative of protest and social rebellion in the eras atmosphere of political unrest. Frontline examines the battle between the pharmaceutical industry and american consumers fed up with paying the highest prescription drug prices in the world. News wars part 3 about the economic struggles confronting newspapers. 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. On april 4, frontline executive producer david fanning informed pbs stations that the documentary would be reedited to include the latest on ptl. A year after the murder of columnist jamal khashoggi, frontline investigates the. The series is produced in partnership with pbsfrontline.
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. 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. This documentary short from frontline and the marshall project, offers a powerful and unforgettable. According to thomas, the rationale for delaying the program continually changed. 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. 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. Thirty years of americas drug war drug wars frontline pbs. Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs viewers. You can watch more than 200 of our documentaries, for free, any time, h. Watch full episodes of frontline, the pbs documentary series, and explore news investigations from frontlines awardwinning journalism team. And can prices be controlled without jeopardizing innovation in the pharmaceuticals industry. Watch frontline online full episodes of season 39 to 1.
A year after the murder of columnist jamal khashoggi, frontline investigates the rise of saudi arabias crown prince, mohammed bin salman. Apr 25, 2012 theme to the long running documentary pbs show frontline. Watch the best documentaries online here at documentary addict. 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. As part of pbss spotlight education initiative, frontline will present two films examining the realities of education in america. Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs. Since frontline first looked at meth back in 2005, new laws have been passed to control the key ingredients in the drug, which are also. Seizing drug traffickers money is a key strategy in the war on drugs. Est, a police van pulls down a seattle alley and stops near a pair of heroin addicts. Over two thousand tons of highly sensitive and valu.
Thirty years of americas drug war drug wars frontline. Since frontline first looked at meth back in 2005, new laws have been passed to control the key ingredients in. 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. With will lyman, dorothy searles, ray searles, carleen simpson. Frontline documentary chasing heroin investigates the. 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. Without public awareness and action, more will continue to struggle silently. Americas premier investigative documentary series since 1983. 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.
On tuesday, february 23, a new documentary on the opioid crisis premiered on pbs and online. Pbs socal facebook pbs socal twitter pbs socal youtube pbs socal instagram pbs socal. 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. New documentary shows what a humane approach to addiction. 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. It offers a gripping, visually stunning window into the war on drugs those. A products availability is clearly noted on the product detail page as in stock, advanced sale, release date or special order. The end of frontline s 5th season featured the documentary apartheid. In a subprime education, correspondent martin smith. Public televisions highest rated public affairs series, frontline has been nationally recognized with emmys, peabody awards, and dupontcolumbia awards. 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. His 2000 film drug wars was the winner of the outstanding backgroundanalysis of a single current story emmy and the george foster. The documentaries cover everything from music and cinema, to literature, religion, politics and physics. Wgbh is the creator of the documentary consortium, with another 4 pbs stations, including wnet in new york and kcts in seattle.
Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. View notes new war 2 from cpsc 219 at austin community college. Investigating the communist regimes mass imprisonment of. Frontline goes deep into seattles efforts to help drug addicts instead of punishing them. In part ii of drug wars, frontline examines the impact of crack cocaine on our. Presidential election is tuesday, november 8th and americans will soon decide who will be our next president. So tracking drug money can catch the wrong peopleas this report shows. Drug wars george jung by rain media on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Watch full episodes of frontline, the pbs documentary series, and explore news investigations from frontline s awardwinning journalism team. Frontlines decision to shelve the documentary is a total mystery. Creating placebased poems overview in this lesson, students will walk stepbystep through the process of creating placebased poems. Nixon administrations drug control efforts to the rapid rise and fall of the colombian drug cartels. Drug wars, presented by frontline in collaboration with national public radio, tells the story of this thirtyyear war from both sides of the battlefield.
Nov 12, 2012 american universities are not perfect. Frontline is a public affairs television program that produces and broadcasts indepth documentaries about various subjects. 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. Distributed by pbs video, a department of the public broadcasting service. Oct 10, 2000 season 19, episode 2 drug wars part 1 first aired. The public broadcasting service pbs offers many free educational documentaries, but you might not have the time to tune in and watch them. Vice news visited mexicos golden triangle, the stronghold of the sinaloa cartel. The program was spearheaded by frontline, the investigative series, and also involved collaborators the new york times and the canadian broadcasting corporation. They will first practice identifying sights, sounds and other sensory details presented in a video clip about a unique cemetery in mexico. Frontline presents audio versions of select fulllength episodes for listening on the go.
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. Frontline explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times from business and health to social issues, politics and war. The story of president dutertes campaign against drug dealers and addicts in the philippines. A searing, ontheground look at president rodrigo dutertes deadly campaign against suspected drug dealers and users in the philippines, on the presidents. Drawing on a landmark frontline film from the 1980s, the documentary takes a look at both sides of the abortion divide in. 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. In part ii of drug wars, frontline examines the impact of crack cocaine on our city streets and our criminal justice system.
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