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Comment by KeyWest96.
33 blue Senate seats in November.
Comment by Logical.
The fact is that it is extremely rare for complaints about media bias to be accompanied by examples of falsehood. It isn't that public media news coverage lies; it is that it covers stories that some do not want covered. In the fake conservative right's view, bias and even lies are fine for them, but not for others. They are the philosophical descendants of southern segregationists who created the term, "liberal media".
The Post and CBS News have been compromised because of the commercial interests of their owners. If the Trump-allied Ellisons get Warner Brothers, the same will happen to CNN. Surely, ABC and NBC are next on the target list. The goal is to have the likes of Fox News, which markets the profitable product of right-wing falsehood, and others like it to dominate the broadcast news market when there will be no well-resourced competitor...
...except PBS. It and NPR do not need things from the government like approval for mergers. All that it needs is money to support its non-commercial structure.
I sent a check to PBS yesterday. Others who value large-scale, real broadcast journalism should look at their (and NPR's) news offerings and, if they like what they see (or hear), support them financially. Enough of us sending a little each can Trump-proof it.
It's either that of having the CBC and BBC serving as a sort of reverse Radio Free Europe for the United States. With regard to informational broadcasting, the 1990s slogan, "if PBS doesn't do it, who will?", has become more relevant now than it was then.
Reply by RobRoy.
TL/DR
Comment by Grant65.
Kari Lake is now in charge of "Voice of America" with content being supplied by One America News. Are we really trying to eliminate tax payer funded bias or just eliminate the bias that doesn't match our own? Try to shut down diverse and educational programming and it's eliminating bias, try to shut down hate speech and it's an attack on freedom of speech. The double standard could not be clearer.
Comment by zoea1234.
I'm glad to see our version of Pravda has finally been shuttered. I'm old enough to remember the Nova of Carl Sagan, Firing Line, and American Experience when it's content was objective and relevant. Remember when Ken Burns actually reiterated history with all its timely context?
Now you have the CEO of NPR telling us the truth gets in the way consensus. You have editors leave because of the over the top , left wing bias .
Good riddance Panhandler Biased Service.
Reply by Kingster.
Venezuela has no right to taxpayer funds. CPB provided a valuable service.
Reply by RobRoy.
Your opinions are noted.
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