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News Flash Five is a news site whose mission is to encourage young people to take an interest in news and current events. Animated broadcasts offer a fresh way of receiving the news online. Additional interactive activities are designed to provide users the means to understand how current events relate to and can affect their lives. A section for parents and teachers provides guides for teaching children about current events. The site also gives users guidance and a means to write and share their own news stories.
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Who produces News Flash Five?
Thirteen/WNET New York produces the News Flash Five Web site. It is a public television station in New York City. A public television station gets some of its money from the government, some from company donations and some from viewers like you. It is a nonprofit company that serves the community by offering mostly educational and cultural programs.
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Who funds News Flash Five?
News Flash Five is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). CPB is a nonprofit organization created by the United States Congress and funded by American taxpayers. CPB provides funds (money) to develop educational television, radio and online projects. It also funds more than 1,000 local public radio and television stations in the United States. Combined, these stations reach almost every household in the country.
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What is PBS?
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a nonprofit organization with member television stations - like Thirteen/WNET - in all 50 states. It helps organize these stations so they can share programs and Web sites with each other. PBS gets its funding from PBS member stations, CPB, grants, video sales, royalties, license fees and investment income.
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How does The Online NewsHour support News Flash Five?
Images seen on News Flash Five are provided by The Online NewsHour. For 30 years, millions of Americans and citizens of the world have turned to MacNeil/Lehrer Productions for the solid, reliable reporting that has made the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer one of the most trusted news programs in television. In partnering with News Flash Five, The Online NewsHour is doing its part to ensure that kids grow up knowing that news has meaning in their lives.
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