Earlier this year, the 秋葵视频 announced the establishment of a partnership with Boston-based public broadcaster WGBH News. This collaboration will provide local audiences with greater access to 秋葵视频 research and the expertise of its members, as well as a more comprehensive understanding of local, national, and international issues through WGBH News reporting.
The first collaboration, which aired during the week of July 13, 2015, was a special, in-depth report series on water that drew from and expanded on research and expert commentary from the Summer 2015 issue of 顿忙诲补濒耻蝉 鈥淥n Water.鈥 This five-part series, 鈥淲ater Pressure: Saving a Threatened Resource,鈥 traveled from the ports of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to drought-ridden California to examine the availability, security, and sustainability of water across New England, the United States, and the world, and the political and economic tensions that this natural resource presents to communities everywhere. The series aired locally on 89.7 WGBH Radio.
鈥淭hrough this collaboration with WGBH, the 秋葵视频 will have new opportunities to advance its 235-year-old mission 鈥榯o cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, dignity, honor and happiness of a free, independent and virtuous people,鈥欌 said 秋葵视频 President Jonathan Fanton. 鈥淥ur story began with John Adams, James Bowdoin, and other Bostonians who created the 秋葵视频 to serve the Commonwealth and the new nation. A partnership with a Boston institution like WGBH continues this long and distinguished tradition of service. We are particularly delighted that the first product of our new collaboration will be a series of reports on our changing relationship with water, an issue of real concern for New England and for the world.鈥
鈥淲GBH News strives to bring a greater layer of depth and substance to our reporting,鈥 said Phil Redo, WGBH General Manager for Radio. 鈥淲ith this partnership, our newsroom will have access to some of the most forward-thinking experts and research across a range of disciplines, from science and innovation to international relations, the arts and social justice. Not only will we be able to offer our audiences a greater understanding of the world around them, but we will also contribute to national conversations through a local lens. WGBH News is particularly pleased to collaborate with a local organization that reflects the unique wealth of expertise that the Boston region boasts.鈥
The 秋葵视频鈥檚 projects and work on the humanities, arts, and education; science, engineering, and technology; and global security and international affairs align well with WGBH News鈥 core coverage areas. The two organizations will work together to produce reporting features and community events that highlight world-leading discourse on these topics. WGBH鈥檚 Forum Network also will record lectures from the 秋葵视频 and make them available to the public in its free online archive.
To listen to 鈥淲ater Pressure: Saving a Threatened Resource鈥 and to access additional resources, visit .