Now Trump wants to destroy public broadcasting

[Politruk]

Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS

President Trump's new head of the Federal Communications Commission has ordered an investigation of NPR and PBS, with an eye toward unraveling federal funding for all public broadcasting.

"I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials," Chairman Brendan Carr wrote on Wednesday to the presidents and chief executives of NPR and PBS, Katherine Maher and Paula A. Kerger, respectively. "In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements."

The FCC does not directly regulate the two networks. Instead, it evaluates the actions of roughly 1,500 public broadcasting stations across the country, which hold licenses granted by the FCC for use of public airwaves for radio and television, even in the digital age.

Public broadcasting stations are prohibited from running commercials. Instead they present what are considered corporate underwriting spots, which are supposed to stop shy of a "call to action" telling listeners and viewers to buy a product or service.

 

[Politruk]

This is actually part of Project 2025. Specifically, targeting programs like Sesame Street as "biased to the left."

 

[Escierto]

The aim of the American Nazi party is to turn the whole country into Mississippi. A poverty ridden crime infested drug addicted hellhole. It is way past time for secession. The states with an educated intelligent population need to get the hell out of this nightmare. SECESSION NOW.

 

[Politruk]

And here I am on my campus radio station as we speak

Is it an NPR station?

 

[Politruk]

The aim of the American Nazi party is to turn the whole country into Mississippi. A poverty ridden crime infested drug addicted hellhole. It is way past time for secession. The states with an educated intelligent population need to get the hell out of this nightmare. SECESSION NOW.

Ah, you mean, secede from Jesusland.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Jesusland_map.svg/300px-Jesusland_map.svg.png

 

[Politruk]

They've gone too far this time. Too many Americans grew up on Big Bird and the Cookie Monster to let this stand. It's like shutting down Mr. Rogers.

 

[Rebel5soul]

So, without taxpayer monies they can't stand on their own?

Good riddance,

 

[Politruk]

So, without taxpayer monies they can't stand on their own?

Good riddance,

It's non-commercial TV and radio. Government and pledge drives are its only sources of funding.

It's a model that has worked well enough for decades now.

 

[ChloeTzang]

This is just great news. Looking forward to seeing NPR and PBS either completely defunded or shut down. Either would be acceptable.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...es-npr-and-pbs-urges-congress-to-defund-them/

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

The OP must have read the other thread and got triggered…

NPR and PBS need to be overhauled from the top down. I posted some links in the other thread as to why but here is a good Synopsis of why defunding NPR/PBS needs to happen.

 

[Rightguide]

Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS

President Trump's new head of the Federal Communications Commission has ordered an investigation of NPR and PBS, with an eye toward unraveling federal funding for all public broadcasting.

"I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials," Chairman Brendan Carr wrote on Wednesday to the presidents and chief executives of NPR and PBS, Katherine Maher and Paula A. Kerger, respectively. "In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements."

The FCC does not directly regulate the two networks. Instead, it evaluates the actions of roughly 1,500 public broadcasting stations across the country, which hold licenses granted by the FCC for use of public airwaves for radio and television, even in the digital age.

Public broadcasting stations are prohibited from running commercials. Instead they present what are considered corporate underwriting spots, which are supposed to stop shy of a "call to action" telling listeners and viewers to buy a product or service.

Much of America feel like Trump does about the two leftwing jokes. They've been violating the fairness doctrine for years.

 

[ChloeTzang]

The OP must have read the other thread and got triggered…

NPR and PBS need to be overhauled from the top down. I posted some links in the other thread as to why but here is a good Synopsis of why defunding NPR/PBS needs to happen.

I disagree - just defund them completely. The reasons behind funding them are long gone and we have a 36 trillion deficit. This spending needs to be cut completely. Let them work out their own fundimg and restructure themselves. Cut them loose and they will do it or go bust and disappear. Either is a win.

With a 36 trillion deficit, unfunded social security and a bunch of other stuff that will collapse completely in a few years time, we need to go back to a budget surplus instantly and pay down that debt, and THAT mean cutting absolutely everything non-critical. All the nice to haves need to go. All the grants and aid and "well that's nice" needs to get chopped, and NPR and PBS are prime uselessness.

USAID too. $70 billion to be saved right there. WHO funding? The UN? Dept of Education? Gone gone gone. Instantly.

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

I disagree - just defund them completely. The reasons behind funding them are long gone and we have a 36 trillion deficit. This spending needs to be cut completely. Let them work out their own fundimg and restructure themselves. Cut them loose and they will do it or go bust and disappear. Either is a win.

With a 36 trillion deficit, unfunded social security and a bunch of other stuff that will collapse completely in a few years time, we need to go back to a budget surplus instantly and pay down that debt, and THAT mean cutting absolutely everything non-critical. All the nice to haves need to go. All the grants and aid and "well that's nice" needs to get chopped, and NPR and PBS are prime uselessness.

USAID too. $70 billion to be saved right there. WHO funding? The UN? Dept of Education? Gone gone gone. Instantly.

I’m torn on this. I will listen to PBS stations for the Jazz at night and the Classical and Baroque during the day. They do provide (albeit somewhat biased) local news shows. My public radio actually has conservative and liberal voiced shows. So I don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. The intent of National public radio was to inform people across the fruited plain of news and information. Not a lobbying source of one party. I totally agree that these institutions need a top down restructuring.

Here is a good article I posted in the other thread, but since it’s fallen off the front page, I’ll repost. This is the last paragraph and a good overall synopsis of where we’re at.

Public broadcasting must not succumb to the temptation of defending its current fares — such as children’s television — as proof that it deserves unquestioned ongoing funding. Instead, it needs to acknowledge, for instance, that the “N” in “NPR” now stands for “niche,” as in niche audience. That’s a long way from the authorizing language of the Public Broadcasting Act, signed by Lyndon Johnson, which includes the goal to “encourage public telecommunications services which will be responsive to the interests of people both in particular localities and throughout the United States.” It’s a goal that has proven elusive but still must be sought.

If public media can’t serve the American public at large, it deserves to lose its funding.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I’m torn on this. I will listen to PBS stations for the Jazz at night and the Classical and Baroque during the day. They do provide (albeit somewhat biased) local news shows. My public radio actually has conservative and liberal voiced shows. So I don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. The intent of National public radio was to inform people across the fruited plain of news and information. Not a lobbying source of one party. I totally agree that these institutions need a top down restructuring.

I would go down the path that the internet and sites like youtube had obviated the need for channels playing Jazz, Classical and Baroque. You can find all that on youtube channels easily. I like Chinese jazz, for example, and you won't find that on any radio in North America. It's way to obscure. Nah, we just need to accept that PBS has served its purpose, it's been politicized, there' no real cure, it's had its day and it's time to close it down.

 

[RoryN]

Republicans have been trying to kill off those two orgs for decades. Education is their enemy.

If PBS goes, some Republican geezer will celebrate ending Sesame Street - with zero knowledge that the program left the network years ago. Watch.

 

[Rightguide]

The title of the thread should have been "communist broadcasting.

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

I would go down the path that the internet and sites like youtube had obviated the need for channels playing Jazz, Classical and Baroque. You can find all that on youtube channels easily. I like Chinese jazz, for example, and you won't find that on any radio in North America. It's way too obscure. Nah, we just need to accept that PBS has served its purpose, it's been politicized, there' no real cure, it's had its day and it's time to close it down.

Like the Dodo bird, PBS has probably had its time as you say. I do use Pandora and the UToob for music also, but it doesn’t address the local programming for news and info. This is where retooling it would fit in.

I have no problem with the education side of the programming (Rick Steves, This Old House, etc…) it’s the left wing propagandist I have issue with. That includes the Nightly News Hour, and every damn one of the radio programs that claim to be “news.” To add insult to injury, at midnight they offer the BBC World News…although I’ll give it to them, they’ll just report news, but if they stray into interviews it’s always a leftist slant.

 

[Politruk]

This is just great news. Looking forward to seeing NPR and PBS either completely defunded or shut down. Either would be acceptable.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...es-npr-and-pbs-urges-congress-to-defund-them/

All Things Considered is the best and most credible news source on the air.

 

[Politruk]

The OP must have read the other thread and got triggered…

NPR and PBS need to be overhauled from the top down. I posted some links in the other thread as to why but here is a good Synopsis of why defunding NPR/PBS needs to happen.

Crisis is an outlet of traditionalist-Catholic cranks, you idiot.

 

[Politruk]

Much of America feel like Trump does about the two leftwing jokes. They've been violating the fairness doctrine for years.

That was abolished in 1987 -- because Republicans didn't like it.

 

[Politruk]

The title of the thread should have been "communist broadcasting.

You are an idiot.

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Crisis is an outlet of traditionalist-Catholic cranks, you idiot.

What exactly did you take umbrage with in the article? You…did…read…it…right?

 

[Politruk]

To add insult to injury, at midnight they offer the BBC World News

 

[Politruk]

What exactly did you take umbrage with in the article? You…did…read…it…right?

I stopped, and you should have too, at "the organization’s initial stage-one bias has aggressively metastasized."

 

[rainsol]

Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS

President Trump's new head of the Federal Communications Commission has ordered an investigation of NPR and PBS, with an eye toward unraveling federal funding for all public broadcasting.

"I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials," Chairman Brendan Carr wrote on Wednesday to the presidents and chief executives of NPR and PBS, Katherine Maher and Paula A. Kerger, respectively. "In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements."

The FCC does not directly regulate the two networks. Instead, it evaluates the actions of roughly 1,500 public broadcasting stations across the country, which hold licenses granted by the FCC for use of public airwaves for radio and television, even in the digital age.

Public broadcasting stations are prohibited from running commercials. Instead they present what are considered corporate underwriting spots, which are supposed to stop shy of a "call to action" telling listeners and viewers to buy a product or service.

WHy not, NPR and PBS are commies and after 8 years of listening to their baloney hes had enough. I have