Questions about PBS
Paula A. Kerger, president and CEO of Public Broadcasting Service is coming in to meet with the Editorial Board on Monday. PBS is the nation’s largest noncommercial media organization with 355 member stations, including CET here in Cincinnati.
Anybody have any questions about public television they want us to ask?
Kerger has been a strong proponent of using public media for teaching and learning, pairing national productions such as “The War” by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, about the home front during WWII, with local programming and oral history projects produced by local stations.
posted by David Wells at 8:44 PM
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Post a Comment*Shouldn't PBS funding come entirely from private money? There are other stations that provide quality programing such as A&E,History,Biograpy, that are not subsidised by tax dollars. Couldn't that money now be put to better use?
I think it would be great if PBS does more local programming and not always about landmarks, historical figures and places, but rather about current issues affecting our area. We desperately need in-depth, unbiased reporting. For example, it would be very useful to see something about the mortgage crisis' affect on our area by geographical and population breakdowns, with interviews with people who fell victim. Comapring our area with the nationwide impact.
I find this interesting in the light of it being Sunshine Week. Since PBS, NPR and affiliated stations are supported by tax dollars and tax-deductible contributions it seems their decision processes regarding the material presented should also be open to the public.
What do PBS stations do to ensure the programs they present are politically balanced?program/series level
I knew it. I was waiting to see some of the comments. What is implied is that PBS can't be balanced if it is publicly funded.
The comments about quality programming on other channels is largely a matter of opinion. Those stations are subject to the ratings race just like the other private networks. Hence, not the history channel, but the Hitler channel. WWII, the good war, out the kazoo, and not much of anything else.
The concern about the programs being politically balanced underscores the perception that they're not. I cahllenge that poster to offer one program that has not been FACTUAL and verifiably so. If choice of subject is what you're referring to, that issue was being addressed around 2004 when Pat Mitchell was the president and Kenneth Tomlinson the chairman of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.
The Pres. of the United States makes appointments to the CPB and Bush has made two, Cheryl Halpern and Gay Heart Gaines, and vetoed one recommended by Tom Daschle. with the retirement of Bill Moyers, whom I personally venerate, the station has had the opportunity under Ms. Mitchell who courted Republican party concerns voiced b y Newt Gingrich among others, to "correct" the perception about its so called liberal bias.
IMO, given the factual programming,which presently exists and which inspires the trust of more than half of the American people, what "politically balanced" means is control of subject choice and the repression of some stories in favor of others. That is what tax payer funding should prevent, not encourage.
From what I understand, the producers at PBS had to politely suggest to Lynn Cheney that it would be inappropriate for a political figure to host a children's show. No kidding.
I love PBS.
I hate when PBS ventures into Political themed shows Like Bill Moyers new show and his Old show "NOW".
I do not agree when public money funds biased editorial shows like Bill Moyer and NOW.
There is not a single PBS show that is an all conservative viewpoint compared to as the all liberal shows' Bill Moyer and Now are presented. Where is the balance?
I think the "News Hour" is a balanced news show.
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