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Keynote: The Future of Journalism

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Moderator Craig Aaron reflects on the shifting Denver media landscape in the months since the closing of the Rocky Mt. News in 2009 with a panel that includes Laura Frank, former reporter for the Rocky Mt. News. Colorado Public Television CEO Wick Roland, former state Senator Polly Baca, John Temple, former publisher of the Rocky Mt. News and author David Sirota.

Zapatista

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Zapatista is the definitive look at the Zapatista uprising, its historical roots and its lessons for the present and the future. On Jan. 1, 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect. A few minutes after midnight in southeastern Mexico, several thousand Mayan soldiers take over half the state of Chiapas, declaring a war against the global corporate power they say rules Mexico. They call themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN).

The Fourth World War

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The airwaves are crowded with talk of a new world war, narrated by generals and filmed from the noses of bombs. "The Fourth World War" tells the human story of this global conflict, bringing together the images and voices of the war on the ground in Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Palestine and Korea, from Seattle to Genova, and the war on terror in New York, Afghanistan and Iraq. "The Fourth World War" is the story of men and women around the world who resist being annihilated in this war.

Global Report: Nov. 11-Nov. 17, 2009

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In the news Nov. 11-Nov. 17, 2009: The Taliban are said to have infiltrated the Afghan National Police force at every level; Iraq has unleashed a violent crackdown on journalists; the head of the UN nuclear watchdog group says the new nuclear site recently announced in Iran is nothing to worry about; coal-ash from the U.S. is being blamed for birth defects in the Dominican Republic. "Global Report" is a weekly news show dedicated to covering news underreported by mainstream media.

Black & Gold

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In 1994, the Latin Kings, the largest and most powerful street gang in New York, became the Latin King and Queen Nation and claimed to have abandoned their criminal past and to be following in the footsteps of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords. "Black & Gold" provides an inside look at the street gang's volatile attempt to transform itself into a political movement. Big Noise Films became the only media group ever given unrestricted access to the Nation, and "Black & Gold" explores a reality that is too often reduced to a stereotype or a slogan.

Global Report: Sept. 16-Sept. 22, 2009

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Stories include more money and troops for Afghanistan, less money for Guantanamo, and the global banking crisis widens. "The Global Report" is a weekly news show dedicated to covering news underreported by mainstream media.

GRITtv: Got Docs: La Danse, The Paris Opera Ballet

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"Movies are about movement," says documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, and in his newest film, "La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet," he examines the movement of ballet. The film gets inside the workings of the ballet, from rehearsals to marketing sessions, and follows the company through the production of seven ballets

Press for Democracy #3: Women Vets Speak Out

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Host Janice Markham talks with Callie Wight, Veteran's Administration pyschotherapist, and U.S. Veteran Women Veterans' AdvocateMaricela Guzman about changing roles for women in the military, issues that face women's veterans and how they can find services and help within the system. "Press for Democracy" features shows on issues of importance to the community, state, nation and world.

Army of One

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Swept up in the patriotic fervour that followed 9/11, three young Americans join the U.S. army hoping to be the heroes that star in the slick ad campaigns broadcast by the military. Gaining incredible access to U.S. army bases, director Sarah Goodman follows the three new recruits for the next two years, starting with the harshness of basic training.

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