Takers scarce for UMTV stories; Church-Produced TV Feeds Meet With Skepticism.(Special Section)(television service of United Methodist Church)

TelevisionWeek | September 4, 2006| | Copyright

Byline: Elizabeth Jensen Special to TelevisionWeek

Ginny Underwood, executive director of UMTV, the television service of the United Methodist Church, is frustrated. In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the church decided there was a need for positive and uplifting stories to complement the roster of grim fare dominating newscasts. So the church created UMTV, which each week feeds two fully produced 90-second stories through the Pathfire digital news system, which gets them straight into many newsrooms.

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