Public Lands and Public Media
NewPublicMedia.org, September 28, 2009
By Josh Stearns
It’s fitting that the new Ken Burns documentary, National Parks: America's Best Idea -- which captures the uniquely American idea of public lands for all people -- is premiering on America's public television network, PBS. Just as our national parks are an articulation of democratic ideals, public media has sought to serve the democratic needs of our nation.
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