Media in Providence

The city of Providence, Rhode Island, is served by the daily newspaper "The Providence Journal", which is also available throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. The arts and entertainment newspaper "Providence Phoenix" also serves Providence and the surrounding area. Additionally, the community paper "The Agenda" serves as a vehicle for reflection on development, music, and the arts in the city. The "Providence Business News" is a weekly business journal, catering to the state's business community.

Broadcasting

Providence is the center of Rhode Island's broadcasting market, which also encompasses New Bedford, Massachusetts. The city is served by television stations representing every major American television network as well radio stations originating from Providence and Boston. The major network-affiliated television stations based in Providence are WLNE-TV (ABC and licensed to New Bedford), WJAR (NBC), WPRI-TV (CBS), and WNAC-TV (FOX). Other stations serving the Providence market include WLWC (UPN/The WB and licensed to New Bedford), WRIW-CA (Telemundo), and WPXQ (ION). WSBE-TV is Rhode Island's PBS member station.

Weblogs

The [http://providencedailydose.com/ Providence Daily Dose] covers local arts, culture, music, and political happenings.

Television and movie productions

Providence and the surrounding area have been used as a backdrop for several movies and television series and the city remains invested in bringing filmmakers to its location, as is evidenced by a 25% tax credit on all Rhode Island spending offered to motion picture companies. [cite web | url=http://www.film.ri.gov/taxcredit.html | title=Rhode Island Tax Incentive Law Summary | publisher=RI Film & TV Office | |year=2006 | accessdate = 2006-09-10]

The animated television series "Family Guy" takes place in Quahog, a fictional suburb of Providence and prominently features the most pronounced segment of Providence's skyline several times an episode (the buildings are One Financial Plaza, 50 Kennedy Plaza, and the Bank of America Building respectively). [cite web|url=http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1383/1/|publisher=Presswire Limited|author=James Bartlett|title=Seth MacFarlane – he's the “Family Guy”|accessdate=2007-06-10] The city and its name were used in the television series "Providence", [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177991/|publisher=Internet Movie Database Inc.|title=Providence (1999)|accessdate=2007-06-10] and Showtime's new series, "Brotherhood", was also filmed and set in Providence. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457229/|publisher=Internet Movie Database Inc.|title=Brotherhood (2006)|accessdate=2007-06-10]

The Farrelly brothers used the city as a backdrop for several of their movies, notably "Dumb and Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary". Peter Farrelly places "Outside Providence" in Pawtucket, adjacent to Providence. The 1991 American/Canadian film "Providence" takes place at Brown University. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175080/ imdb.com|publisher=Internet Movie Database Inc.|title=Providence (1991)|accessdate=2007-06-09] Although not set in Providence, the movie "Amistad" used the exterior of the Rhode Island State House as the United States Capitol exterior. [cite web | url=http://www.projo.com/cgi-bin/include.pl/movies/amistad/0109fea1.htm | title=In the footsteps of Amistad | author=Katharine Imbrie | publisher=The Providence Journal | year=2006 | accessdate = 2006-04-19] The movie "Little Children" was also filmed in Providence.cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13448|title=Providence, Rhode Island RI, city profile (Providence County)|publisher=ePodunk Inc.|accessdate=2007-06-09] In 2006, Providence was the primary filming grounds for the film "Underdog". [cite web|url=http://www.projo.com/ri/providence/content/MC_FILMING_06-01-07_OD5RTFS.327d44f.html projo.com|publisher=Providence Journal|title = Film Squad making movies happen|author=Daniel Barbarisi|accessdate=2007-06-09]

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