‘Pressing On’ to air Jan. 18 on MPB
Mississippi Public Broadcasting will air the documentary “Pressing On,” which profiles the five Mississippi coastal community newspapers and the struggle of their respective staffs to cover Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath while dealing with their own personal tragedies and grief.
The program will air Thursday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m.
The documentary was produced by Ralph Braseth, director of the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center at Ole Miss, and journalism student Brandon Ross.
It was first shown to MPA members in June 2006 during the 140th MPA Convention in Biloxi.
For more information on the documentary, contact Braseth, jnrbb@olemiss.edu.