Many will remember that nearly a year ago
PBS aired a Makers film
that featured Hillary Clinton among others. Despite Hillary
productions having received what in some cases have probably
amounted to fatal publicity originating from Republican sources, PBS
intends to mount another
Makers project focusing on our girl and hopes to dodge Republican unfriendly fire.
TV | By Tim Molloy
on January 22, 2014
TCA 2014: What PBS’s “Makers” is doing differently from canceled projects
Hillary Clinton TV projects have had a bad track record lately:
Conservative backlash helped kill planned films about the former
Secretary of State at both CNN and NBC.
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Clinton is one of many women featured in six upcoming “Makers”
documentaries coming to PBS this summer. The films highlight women’s
achievements.
“I think our trademark is historical context,” said Dyllan McGee,the
Emmy award-winning filmmaker behind the project. “We’re looking at where
Hillary falls in the line of politicians. What is her role and who has
come before her? So it’s not just Hillary’s story. It’s a broad
context.”
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TCA 2014: What PBS’s “Makers” is doing differently from canceled projects
