Despite coming face to face with numerous political hurdles, he decides to soldier on with support from his wife, Njeri.
Producers of Softie include LBx AFRICA, American Documentary|POV, We Are Not the Machine, Eyesteel Film, Doc Society, BBC (PBS).
The film premiered in January 2020 at Sundance where it proceeded to win the special jury prize for editing. The film got overwhelming response and consequently, won the Best Documentary at the Durban International Film Festival 2020.
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors on Tuesday announced its 60 nominees representing “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media” in 2020.
Within CDC, there’s debate about how to best advise Americans on masks
The day after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came out with its much-awaited updated mask guidance in late April, email inboxes at the federal agency were buzzing with a link to a Trevor Noah monologue.
In his self-described “viral rant,” the comedian ripped apart the new guidance as “too complicated” and “unreadable.”
“I know science is difficult and this is a novel virus and all of that, but who’s running messaging at the CDC?” Noah asked.
As CDC staff passed around a link to the April 27 monologue, a federal official told CNN, the message was clear: Noah was kind of right.
On Thursday, the University of Georgia will host the first of its three undergraduate commencement ceremonies for spring graduates. A graduate ceremony will be held on Friday.
The opening ceremony will be in Sanford Stadium and begin at 7:30 p.m., with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. Graduates should arrive by 7:15 p.m. Masks and social distancing are encouraged.
In addition to this ceremony, UGA plans to host two more undergraduate commencements on Friday and Saturday. Those ceremonies will also be held in Sanford Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on their respective dates.
The first ceremony will recognize graduates from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Terry College of Business.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , in the meantime, makes the shortlist in the Entertainment field, and Stacey Abrams All In: The Fight for Democracy gets nominated in the Documentary category.
Ted Lasso, I May Destroy You, Small Axe, Stephen Colbert Among Peabody Awards 2021 Nominations
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The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors on Tuesday announced this year’s nominees for entertainment, documentaries, news, podcast/radio, children’s & youth, public service and arts. A total of 60 nominees were revealed as representing “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2020.”
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PBS once again led the nominations with 12 programs, followed by Netflix with nine. HBO was next with five, and then Amazon and Showtime with three each, and Apple TV Plus and CBS with two apiece. Out of the nominees, half (in other words, 30) will be named winners and recognized during a virtual celebration in June.