Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as public ...

With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns is set to release a six-part series on the American ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John ...

In an interview that aired on Sunday’s (July 6) edition of CBS News’ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, Burns told CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson that the funding cuts seem “fooldhardy” ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with CBS News' John Dickerson about the importance of public broadcasting and his new ...

Funding for PBS and NPR must be protected, documentary field leaders are urging, as the Senate considers clawing back $1.1 billion in federal support.

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Ken Burns is releasing a deep look into the fight for American ...

The House passed the rescissions package last month, 214-212, with four Republicans joining all Democrats against. In the Senate, some Republicans want to revise the rescissions package, and Senate ...

Ken Burns Condemns Republican Plan to Defund PBS: ‘I Couldn’t Do Any of My Films Without Them’ The documentary filmmaker called PBS the “Declaration of Independence applied to the ...

Some of the most respected figures in documentary film are calling on Congress to protect funding for public television and ...