The original public broadcasting act was passing in 1967, not long after former FCC Commissioner Newton Minow made his "vast wasteland" speech. What he said then could be said about a lot of TV and radio today. Minow was a consultant on the writing of the act. He said that the greatest country in the world deserves the best broadcasting in the world. That wasn't going to come from companies focused on delivering profits to owners and stockholders. So removing the profit motive seemed like the right thing to do. If all the money is directed to serving the public, you end up with better broadcasting.
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House Seeks to Defund CPB
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and i am not a news person.. it takes alot more skill then ive got ... im a news person when i have to be.. but i wouldnt call what ive done journalism. its not easy to meet public radio standards for news
Reminds me of a scene from "Meet Joe Black." Anthony Hopkins is head of a media company in the process of being sold, and Brad Pitt is...Death.
The recent programming merger between WKSU and WCPN parent Ideastream Public Media was partially CPB-funded. It consolidated NPR/APM/PRX programming onto one station instead of two that were cannibalizing each other for membership and ratings; therefore, it was money wisely spent.
And it preserved (at least for now) classical music on WCLV.
Today the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended funding CPB:
www.tvtechnology.com
www.insideradio.com
Obviously this will have to be reconciled with the house committee.
APTS, CPB Commend Senate Funding Recommendations for Public Broadcasting
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee is proposing $535 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 2026
www.tvtechnology.com
Senate Appropriations Committee Moves To Protect Public Media Funding.
Just before the August recess in Washington, DC, the Senate Committee on Appropriations introduced its Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill, which includes protection for funding of the Corporation for Public
Obviously this will have to be reconciled with the house committee.
It seems to me that public broadcasters anywhere (in the world) are painted as left wing. In Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is routinely smeared by conservative politicians as being Left Wing. This is in spite of a number of, Murdoch owned Sky News former staff, filling key appointments in the news and current affairs. Plus, a key management role went to a person who had the experience, but was widely accused of being too cosy with the (former) conservative government.
It's funny how large public broadcasting bodies get attacked as being "city centric institutions of the Left", when most of their best work is in the regional area's that commercial operators struggle to offer what the audience wants or needs.
Also in some parts of the country Public Broadcasting have their main studios at the state Capital from ones I seen like Hawaii PBS, Hawaii Public Radio. Sure public broadcasting originally had their intentions to educate the public but that changed to provide investigative journalism via documentaries though.
The appropriations bill, passed by the House & Senate on Friday, contains $535 million for CPB:
current.org
This was the full amount requested.
House approves $535M for FY26 CPB appropriation - Current
Last year, a subcommittee had recommended zeroing out public media funding.
current.org
This was the full amount requested.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting reacts to congress passing their appropriation:
www.cpb.org
As they note, there was bi-partisan approval for this bill, which has been the case for over 50 years.
CPB Statement on Congress’ Passage of Funding for Public Media
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2024) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today after the House and Senate passed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The bill provides $535 million for CPB in Fiscal...
As they note, there was bi-partisan approval for this bill, which has been the case for over 50 years.
So the title of this thread is House Seeks to Defund CPB. At this point, its becoming more like Congress Continues to Refund CPB.
Time after time after time again, CPB continues to get the money they need and despite pushback time after time after time again, Congress just easily and bipartisan-ly gives it to them. It proves how much of a political theater Congress and politics is in today's world.
Time after time after time again, CPB continues to get the money they need and despite pushback time after time after time again, Congress just easily and bipartisan-ly gives it to them. It proves how much of a political theater Congress and politics is in today's world.
Part of it is political theater, and part of it is ignorance about how government works from the people in congress. New members all the time, they don't know what the job entails, they don't know there's no line item in the budget to defund NPR for example, so they speak without knowledge. They don't know that funding for CPB means funding for red state public broadcasting authorities. Then the day comes when they have to vote, and the funding gets passed.
The House appropriations subcommittee has once again recommended zeroing out public media funding:
communicationsdaily.com
current.org
As we've said in this thread, this is federal money mainly for red states, such as Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Alaska, that need federal money to operate their state public broadcasting authorities.
House Appropriations GOP Seen Renewing Push to End Advance CPB Funding in FY25
House subcommittee proposes zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
current.org
As we've said in this thread, this is federal money mainly for red states, such as Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Alaska, that need federal money to operate their state public broadcasting authorities.
The House appropriations subcommittee has once again recommended zeroing out public media funding:
House Appropriations GOP Seen Renewing Push to End Advance CPB Funding in FY25
House subcommittee proposes zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
As we've said in this thread, this is federal money mainly for red states, such as Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Alaska, that need federal money to operate their state public broadcasting authorities.
There is no state public broadcasting authority in Alaska, smal;l point of contention.. the only licenses the state owns are a bunch of tv translators. But yes, ironically.. the states who most need the money most want to defund it and get rid of it
Thanks for the information. Reminded me that the politicians in West Virginia recently changed their state run public broadcasting system from an authority to a commission, thus placing it under direct control of the governor, rather than being independent:
Bill Removing W.Va. Public Broadcasting Protections Passes House
CHARLESTON – Over the objections of the Democratic caucus, the House of Delegates passed a bill making changes to the board that oversees West Virginia Public Broadcasting, put it directly under the control of a cabinet official. The House passed Senate Bill 844 – redesignating the Educational...
let me rephrase and clear it up even furtherThanks for the information. Reminded me that the politicians in West Virginia recently changed their state run public broadcasting system from an authority to a commission, thus placing it under direct control of the governor, rather than being independent:
Bill Removing W.Va. Public Broadcasting Protections Passes House
CHARLESTON – Over the objections of the Democratic caucus, the House of Delegates passed a bill making changes to the board that oversees West Virginia Public Broadcasting, put it directly under the control of a cabinet official. The House passed Senate Bill 844 – redesignating the Educational...www.theintelligencer.net
alaska has the AK Public broadcasting commission
"The commission was created to encourage and supervise the development of an integrated public broadcasting system in Alaska, and for the coordination of Alaskan public broadcasting stations. The commission additionally supports noncommercial public broadcasting in Alaska through the advocacy of financial support for locally controlled nonprofit broadcast stations or telecommunications entities."
But we havent gotten any state funding in awhile.
The state doesnt own any signals that can originate programming.. just the hordes of useful digital tv translators
That could be where they're going in West Virginia.
Also in the various threads we said something similar where at the time certain members of Congress falsely accuse PBS Kids shows for stuff that we later trace back to stories on PBS Newshour, PBS Frontline, Local affiliate editions, and NPR News. It's always this certain lawmakers either don't understand how Public Media funding works or they want certain segments censored from the news and documentaries section of the PBS TV app or radio apps that carry NPR affiliates.The House appropriations subcommittee has once again recommended zeroing out public media funding:
House Appropriations GOP Seen Renewing Push to End Advance CPB Funding in FY25
House subcommittee proposes zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
As we've said in this thread, this is federal money mainly for red states, such as Mississippi, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Alaska, that need federal money to operate their state public broadcasting authorities.
Here's reaction from America's Public Television Stations to House defunding CPB:
www.insideradio.com
I wonder if the ideologues in congress ever speak to the governors of their states. They're the ones who depend on federal funding.
The fact is that all of public broadcasting is being blamed because of one article written by one former employee of NPR.
House Subcommittee’s Proposed Budget Allocation For CPB: Zero.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies has recommended shutting out the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in its full-year 2025 appropriations bill.
I wonder if the ideologues in congress ever speak to the governors of their states. They're the ones who depend on federal funding.
The fact is that all of public broadcasting is being blamed because of one article written by one former employee of NPR.