Frontline (PBS)

:For the satirical Australian series of the same name, see Frontline (Australian television series).

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Australia - Frontline (Australian television series)

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Frontline is a public affairs television program of varying length produced at WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed through the Public Broadcasting Service network in the United States. The program has been on the air since 1983, and is highly respected for producing in-depth documentaries about various subjects, leading to numerous awards. A number of the programs are made by independent filmmakers and shown under the Frontline "brand." A good example of this would be the 1998 film The Farmer's Wife.

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Public affairs - WGBH - Boston, Massachusetts - Public Broadcasting Service - United States - 1983 - Documentaries - 1998 - The Farmer's Wife

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Every four years, the series runs a special episode discussing the top contenders for the position of President of the United States. The most recent of these was The Choice 2004, discussing John Kerry and George W. Bush.

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President of the United States - John Kerry - George W. Bush

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Some episodes of the series dealing with the terrorist group Al Qaeda were reportedly viewed by staff at the White House on the evening of September 11, 2001. Frontline had produced some in-depth reports about the organization in the wake of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings. Other episodes have resulted in significant developments on the issues discussed; an example of this is A Dangerous Business.

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Terrorist - Al Qaeda - White House - September 11, 2001 - 1998 U.S. embassy bombings

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Most reports are an hour in length, but some are extended to 90 minutes or beyond.

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Frontline has made some of its documentaries (50, as of July 2005) available via streaming Internet video, from their website.

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Frontline/World is a spinoff series that first aired on May 23 2002. It focuses on issues from around the globe, and uses a "short story" format, where each episode typically has three stories that run about 15 to 20 minutes in length. Its tagline is: stories from a small planet. The format of these episodes in some ways mirror the more well-known CBS television series 60_Minutes.

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Frontline/World - Spinoff - May 23 - 2002 - CBS - 60_Minutes

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