Frontline gets $5 million grant

Frontline, a Public Broadcasting Service documentary series produced by WGHB-Boston, received a $5 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that will be used to improve the program's Web presence.

"This very generous support by the MacArthur Foundation will allow us to take the next big steps to integrate our documentary production online, enrich the user experience with new original content, and reach both new audiences and our loyal viewers on this new media platform," said Frontline Executive Producer David Fanning in a press release.

Frontline plans on using the grant to bolster the program's Web site as well as its Frontline/World magazine by developing Web-exclusive content, providing an online public forum, and make its video and print material more accessible within its Web site as well as popular search engines.
(By Se Young Lee, Globe staff)