{"id":21969,"date":"2024-09-13T11:04:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-sets-deadlock-an-election-story-premiere\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T11:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:04:36","slug":"pbs-sets-deadlock-an-election-story-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/pbs-sets-deadlock-an-election-story-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Sets Deadlock: An Election Story Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hour-long special <em>Deadlock: An Election Stor<\/em>y is slated to bow on PBS on September 20.<\/p>\n<p>The title, from GBH, aims to facilitate civil dialog in an era dominated by polarizing debates and explore fundamental topics about community and responsibility. Aaron Tang, professor at UC Davis School of Law, moderates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The current climate of American discourse finds us deeply entrenched and overconfident in our own beliefs,\u201d said Tang. \u201cDeadlock aims to illuminate how, for many of the difficult challenges facing our nation, the honest answers are nuanced and complex. Our goal is to spark open-mindedness and help people find the middle ground instead of retreating to our usual corners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs viewers grow weary of &#8216;winner\/loser&#8217; debates, <em>Deadlock<\/em> offers a refreshing alternative,&#8221; said Andrew Lack, executive producer and executive chairman and founder of Mississippi Today. \u201cWe hope it will humanize the conversation on important topics, explore areas of common ground and facilitate a deeper understanding of diverse perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeadlock will bring together participants with a diverse range of viewpoints,\u201d saidJohn Bredar, executive producer and VP of national programming for GBH. \u201cThe goal is to help audiences connect on all sides of a topic and to further the heartfelt dialog Americans are seeking.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hour-long special Deadlock: An Election Story is slated to bow on PBS on September 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3087,"featured_media":21970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[9996,9997,146],"class_list":["post-21969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-aaron-tang","tag-deadlock-an-election-story","tag-pbs","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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