Frontline
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Frontline is a long-running American investigative documentary series known for its in-depth reporting and analysis of major social, political, and global issues, produced and broadcast by PBS.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frontline canonical | 7 |
| Frontline/World | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T472456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frontline Context triple: [PBS, notableProgram, Frontline]
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A.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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B.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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C.
Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
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D.
The Life Line
The Life Line is an 1884 maritime rescue painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of human struggle against the sea and its innovative use of composition and atmosphere.
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E.
The Brave One
The Brave One is a 2007 psychological thriller film in which Jodie Foster plays a New York radio host who becomes a vigilante after a brutal attack.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frontline Target entity description: Frontline is a long-running American investigative documentary series known for its in-depth reporting and analysis of major social, political, and global issues, produced and broadcast by PBS.
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A.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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B.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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C.
Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
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D.
The Life Line
The Life Line is an 1884 maritime rescue painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of human struggle against the sea and its innovative use of composition and atmosphere.
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E.
The Brave One
The Brave One is a 2007 psychological thriller film in which Jodie Foster plays a New York radio host who becomes a vigilante after a brutal attack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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investigative journalism program ⓘ television documentary series ⓘ |
| alsoAvailableAs | online streaming ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
DuPont-Columbia Award
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Emmy Award ⓘ Peabody Award ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
PBS
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surface form:
Public Broadcasting Service
|
| broadcastSchedule | weekly during seasons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | David Fanning ⓘ |
| distributor | PBS ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
David Fanning
ⓘ
Raney Aronson-Rath ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic issues
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global issues ⓘ political issues ⓘ public policy ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| format | hour-long documentary episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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investigative journalism ⓘ news magazine ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Frontline
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Frontline/World
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| hasWebsite | https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of complex issues
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high journalistic standards ⓘ in-depth investigative reporting ⓘ long-form journalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multi-part investigative series
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use of extensive interviews and documents ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 1983 ⓘ |
| producedIn | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| producer | WGBH Boston ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
WGBH Boston
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surface form:
WGBH Educational Foundation
|
| subjectMatter |
U.S. domestic politics
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corporate power ⓘ criminal justice ⓘ environmental issues ⓘ health and medicine ⓘ international affairs ⓘ technology and surveillance ⓘ war and conflict ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general public ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Frontline Description of subject: Frontline is a long-running American investigative documentary series known for its in-depth reporting and analysis of major social, political, and global issues, produced and broadcast by PBS.
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Frontline/World