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PBS Says "O-Que" to Amending Ken Burns Doc

Responding to activists' complaints that Ken Burns' The War doesn't give proportionate due to Latino WWII vets, PBS has promised to hire a Latino producer to create additional content for the 14-hour documentary, which is set to unspool in September. The head of the New York chapter of the National Hispanic Media Coalition tells the AP the tweak is a "big victory for the Latino community."

Matt Mitovich

Responding to activists' complaints that Ken Burns' The War doesn't give proportionate due to Latino WWII vets, PBS has promised to hire a Latino producer to create additional content for the 14-hour documentary, which is set to unspool in September. The head of the New York chapter of the National Hispanic Media Coalition tells the AP the tweak is a "big victory for the Latino community."