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- Major Point 1: History "In 1968, Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, came up with the idea … hired a staff of producers and writers." (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body)
- Major Point 1.1: Background "In 1968, Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, came up with the idea to form an organization to oversee the production of Sesame Street, which would, through the medium of television, help prepare children, especially those from low-income families, for school." (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body)
- Major Point 1.2: Founding "They spent two years researching, developing, and raising money for the new show. Cooney was named as the Workshop's first executive director, which was called "one of the most important television developments of the decade".[1]" & "Sesame Street premiered on PBS in November 1969, and the Workshop was formally incorporated shortly after, in 1970. Gerald S. Lesser and Edward L. Palmer were hired to conduct research for the show; they were responsible for developing a system of planning, production, and evaluation, and the interaction between television producers and educators, later called the "CTW model". They also hired a staff of producers and writers." (summarised well in the lead)
- Major Point 2: Early years "After the initial success of Sesame Street, they began to plan for its continued survival, which included procuring additional sources of funding and creating other TV shows. They expanded into other areas, including unsuccessful ventures into adult programs, international co-productions, licensing arrangements, and outreach programs to preschools. The 1980s was a challenging period for the Workshop; difficulty finding audiences for their other productions and a series of bad investments hurt them until licensing agreements stabilized their revenues by 1985." (summarised well in the lead)
- Major Point 3: Later years "Cooney stepped down as CEO in 1990; David Britt was named as her replacement. In 2000, the CTW changed its name to Sesame Workshop, to better reflect its entry into non-television and interactive media, and Gary E. Knell became CEO. H. Melvin Ming replaced Knell in 2011." (summarised well in the lead)
- Major Point 4: Funding sources "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body)
- Major Point 4.1: Publishing "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body)
- Major Point 4.2: Music "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body)
- Major Point 4.3: International co-productions "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body)
- Major Point 4.4: Interactive media "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body)
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- Major Point 1: History "In 1968, Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, came up with the idea … hired a staff of producers and writers." (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 1.1: Background "In 1968, Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, came up with the idea to form an organization to oversee the production of Sesame Street, which would, through the medium of television, help prepare children, especially those from low-income families, for school." (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 1.2: Founding "They spent two years researching, developing, and raising money for the new show. Cooney was named as the Workshop's first executive director, which was called "one of the most important television developments of the decade".[1]" & "Sesame Street premiered on PBS in November 1969, and the Workshop was formally incorporated shortly after, in 1970. Gerald S. Lesser and Edward L. Palmer were hired to conduct research for the show; they were responsible for developing a system of planning, production, and evaluation, and the interaction between television producers and educators, later called the "CTW model". They also hired a staff of producers and writers." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 2: Early years "After the initial success of Sesame Street, they began to plan for its continued survival, which included procuring additional sources of funding and creating other TV shows. They expanded into other areas, including unsuccessful ventures into adult programs, international co-productions, licensing arrangements, and outreach programs to preschools. The 1980s was a challenging period for the Workshop; difficulty finding audiences for their other productions and a series of bad investments hurt them until licensing agreements stabilized their revenues by 1985." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 3: Later years "Cooney stepped down as CEO in 1990; David Britt was named as her replacement. In 2000, the CTW changed its name to Sesame Workshop, to better reflect its entry into non-television and interactive media, and Gary E. Knell became CEO. H. Melvin Ming replaced Knell in 2011." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 4: Funding sources "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 4.1: Publishing "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 4.2: Music "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 4.3: International co-productions "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body)
- Major Point 4.4: Interactive media "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body)
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- Sesame Workshop (SW, or "the Workshop"), formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is a worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs, including its first and most well-known, Sesame Street, that have run on public broadcasting around the world (including PBS in the United States).
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