MPB to air ‘Pressing On’
Mississippi Public Broadcasting will premiere the documentary program “Pressing On” Thursday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. The 30-minute program focuses on the five Gulf Coast newspapers and their efforts to publish in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina while coordinating humanitarian efforts on behalf of their employees and communities.
The documentary was produced by Ralph Braseth, director of the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, and his students at Ole Miss. It first premiered during a special screening for members of the New York Press Association in New Orleans last June just prior to its official debut before the MPA membership at Summer Convention in Biloxi.