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Rough CutAuthor: The Video Consortium
Conversations with documentary filmmakers and video journalists about their creative processsuccesses, failures, and what theyve learned along the way. Created by the global filmmaking collective The Video Consortium, Rough Cut is a guide to navigating todays ever-changing media landscape. Language: en Genres: Personal Journals, Society & Culture, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Raney Aronson-Rath Reflects On Ten Years Leading Frontline
Episode 75
Monday, 9 March, 2026
In this compelling episode of Rough Cut, esteemed journalist and VC Board member Kevin Merida, former Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times, sits down with the visionary Executive Producer and Editor-in-Chief of PBS Frontline, Raney Aronson-Rath, to explore the profound responsibility of documenting history as it unfolds. The 2024 Oscar-winning 20 Days in Mariupol anchors Raney’s reflections about the "bittersweet" reality of investigative journalism—balancing the celebration of critical storytelling with the sobering fact that the conflicts they cover often continue long after the cameras stop rolling. Together, they discuss why documentaries are essential tools for navigating our modern, turbulent world and why, despite the heavy toll, journalists must "keep the faith" that their work serves as an indispensable record for the future.Show Links: Frontline: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/ Kevin Merida: https://videoconsortium.org/members/kevinmeridaCreditsHost Kevin MeridaGuests Raney Aronson-RathExecutive Produced by Sky Dylan-Robbins and Kat VecchioProduced by Audrey HorwitzMusic by Zack WrightClick here to join or support the Video Consortium









