Don’t pull the plug on public broadcasting

The MAGA war on PBS was never about money

The latest GOP attack on PBS and NPR won't save much money. Instead it'll disadvantage poor and rural kids

Perspective: The case for defunding public radio

Because I love classical music and Colorado Public Radio (CPR) offers classical music programming, I was listening when the station aired an ominous announcement: Unless we sign a petition to Congress to continue federal funding for CPR, the classical music…

Make public broadcasting great again by shaking it up

The animus that has led President Donald Trump to order an end to federal funding of PBS and NPR isn’t new. Public broadcasting has been an irritant to conservatives for a long time. Conservatives say public broadcasters are biased against them, especially PBS; they are a kind of ground zero for all things “woke”; and they don’t deserve one penny of public money. My friend and colleague, Adam Clayton Powell III, who has worked in commercial and …

Don’t pull the plug on public broadcasting

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Steves: Public broadcasting boosts American democracy

Rick Steves If a society wants to toughen the fabric of its democracy, it’s essential that it nurture a citizenry that can think critically and consume information with a sustained attention span. Conversely, the last thing someone intent on derailing a democracy wants is a thoughtful electorate. Our Founding Fathers saw the free press as […]

America needs public broadcasting

By Robert Dean Carter County Times Somewhere in rural Kentucky where the cell service ain’t so great, there’s a family who can’t afford Netflix and Disney+ along with all of the other endless streaming options. Not everyone has an extra $20 to spend. That $20 goes a long way when you’re counting pennies. You know […]