NPR & PBS Closing down?

The nonprofit institution that provided significant funding for PBS and NPR is disbanding after nearly 60 years in operation.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — created by Congress in 1967 — has been dissolved because of federal budget cuts pushed by the Trump administration, the CPB announced in a Jan. 5 news release.

"What has happened to public media is devastating,” said Ruby Calvert, chair of CPB’s Board of Directors, in the release. "After nearly six decades of innovative, educational public television and radio service, Congress eliminated all funding for CPB, leaving the Board with no way to continue the organization or support the public media system that depends on it. Yet, even in this moment, I am convinced that public media will survive, and that a new Congress will address public media’s role in our country because it is critical to our children's education, our history, culture and democracy to do so."

Ruby says that what happened to public media is devastating. He is right, it is devastating that two geat
public funded organizations became an arm of the DNC.

We cannot publicly fund partisan media.

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trollslayer · 46-50, M

Sorry you have been led down the narrative that they are an arm of the DNC. Just because they say something critical of Trump does not make that true. But, that is how they are treated.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@trollslayer 100% of their employees were Democrats. 98% of their coverage was pro Democrat
and anti Republican.

They always listened to the left on every issue. If the DNC heard something they didn't like,
NPR & PBS would not air it. Anything that looked like it could be positive for Trump or the right,
it would not be aired.

Did you listen to the hearings last year?

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

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trollslayer · 46-50, M

@DogMan the partisan hearings?

I have watched PBS news or listened to NPR for years. They were critical if clinton, bush, and Obama, too. That is their job as journalists. Unfortunately lately, MAGA feels facts have a liberal bias, and think news needs to be Trump fluffers.

The only way I see public media becoming more “liberal” over the years is including more socially liberal elements i to their programs (a gay character on sesame street, for example). I don’t see them as leading this push, but rather responding to the changing spectrum of society.

Midlifemale · 61-69, M

@DogMan exactly. I have listened to NPR a few times and had to turn it off because mist of what they sais was far left news and interviews and criticism of the Trump administration. EVERYTHING they said was against conservative common sense issues. ...why we can have abortion rights, and why we can't let immigrants just walk into our country and why transgender surgery is not covered by insurance anymore...ALL of that was awful to listen to...
And that's one of the main reasons the funding was stopped.
I'm glad it will be gone

DogMan · 61-69, M

@trollslayer Of course YOU wouldn't see the bias. You loved what they said.

There was undisputable evidence at the hearings that both entities were far left.

Just because you saw 1-2% of the criticism applied to a Democrat once or twice
does not make them fair and balanced.

Democrats automatically believe EVERY negative comment about Trump, and with all
the hate, they have endless things to talk about.

And they ALWAYS used the DNC approved buzz words and talking points.

There was zero journalism going on, only parroting.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@DogMan The unique thing with Trump is that you don’t have to “believe” anything. All you have to do is watch/listen to his own words. He admits his own crimes. No commentary is even necessary.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@trollslayer No commentary is even necessary.

And yet they comment on him 24/7 365