The IN THE BALANCE Web site offers in-depth, media-rich resources designed to expand public awareness about family, workplace and community public safety preparedness.  Additional online resources include a discussion guide and educational materials to help citizens take action to prepare and protect themselves and their families.
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The Web site (at www.pbs.org/inthebalance), created by Columbia University’s Digital Knowledge Ventures, is the companion to IN THE BALANCE, a two-part series from Fred Friendly Seminars premiering consecutive Mondays, Sept. 12 and 19, 2005 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) during National Preparedness Month. 

IN THE BALANCE brings together powerful people who put their values to the test and reveal what they might do when everything hangs “in the balance.”  The unscripted and unrehearsed programs confront people representing different levels of authority and areas of responsibility with riveting scenarios.  Online, visitors can watch clips from the series, including Senator Warren Rudman discussing whether officials should close malls following a bomb threat, ABC News Correspondent Jake Tapper talking about whether he would reveal a source, attorney Jonathan Freiman responding to a hypothetical situation where a client reveals crucial information about an imminent attack, and many other compelling situations.

The IN THE BALANCE Web site offers in-depth, media-rich resources designed to expand public awareness about family, workplace and community public safety preparedness.  The Web site also features an interactive “Your Turn” section where visitors are faced with realistic scenarios that explore the use of torture and quarantine, along with background information and expert opinion to enrich understanding while challenging assumptions.  Additional online resources include a discussion guide and educational materials to help citizens take action to prepare and protect themselves and their families. 

IN THE BALANCE is a production of Fred Friendly Seminars at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.  Richard Kilberg is executive producer of IN THE BALANCE, and Barbara Margolis is series producer.  Joan Greco is producer/writer of BIOATTACK.  Caroline Waterlow is producer and Jay Brown is writer of CITY UNDER SIEGE.  Mark Ganguzza is broadcast producer/director of the series and Ruth Friendly is senior editorial consultant.  Stephen Segaller is executive in charge for Thirteen/WNET. 

The IN THE BALANCE Web site was created by Columbia University’s Digital Knowledge Ventures (http://www.dkv.columbia.edu/index.html).

The series’ production was supported by a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; The Association of Schools of Public Health through the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; BearingPoint, Inc.; Carnegie Corporation of New York and The Century Foundation. 

National Preparedness Month is co-sponsored by the American Red Cross and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with local participation from Citizen Corps, a grassroots organization created to help communities better prepare to respond to any emergency situation.  The Association of Public Television Stations and Fred Friendly Seminars are also partnering with dozens of other organizations during National Preparedness Month to bring attention to the role public television can play in preparing its citizens and its communities for coping with disasters. 

For more press information, visit www.thirteen.org/pressroom or www.fredfriendly.org. Press contacts are Kellie Specter, Thirteen/WNET New York, 212-560-3009, specter(-at-)thirteen.org, and Jennifer Corrigan, Spectrum PR, 732-382-8898, CorriganJenn(-at-)cs.com

Site URL: http://www.pbs.org/inthebalance/
 

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