Frontline/WORLD
For more information on Frontline/WORLD, read below and check out the Webby interview with Jackie Bennion.
“Stories from around the globe.”
Frontline/WORLD.org is the international arm of PBS’ renowned Frontline series, focusing on bringing stories from countries around the world to American audiences that might otherwise remain ignorant of them. Featuring thorough reports, engaging articles, and an extensive library of video dispatches that have won numerous Webby Awards—including two in 2009—Frontline/WORLD shines a unique and illuminating light on some of the world’s most important stories and brings those stories directly to the American public.
A short list of facts & figures about Frontline/WORLD compiled by The Webby Awards
- Number of continents from which Frontline/WORLD has reported: 5
- Number of Emmys Frontline/WORLD’s reports have won: 3
- Number of years Frontline/WORLD has been reporting: 7
- Number of grants Frontline/WORLD awarded last year to academic and public libraries across the country in order to fund screenings and panels concerning its reports: 40
- Number of fans on Frontline/WORLD’s Facebook page: 1,016
- Average age of employees at Frontline/WORLD’s headquarters in Berkeley, California: 30
- Number of Webby awards Frontline/WORLD has won: 6
