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Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Sep 29 2005, 05:32 PM
Well Tranny I guess you'll be glad to hear this -- PBS funding is getting axed by 25% because of the dreaded "LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS". It might spell the end of public broadcasting down there.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...5060902283.html
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OK, I am confused again (maybe because it is a Thursday)....
The article indicates...
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The CPB funds are particularly important for small TV and radio stations and account for about 15 percent of the public broadcasting industry's total revenue.
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... so yes, it is a cut, but it isn't taking 25% away from PBS, in fact, it would only be less than 4% of their overall funding.
And in the few minutes I have looked, I find that in
this link to the CPB it lists PBS as a "Funder of Public Broadcasting". PBS is sending CPB some funding too?
Sooooo... when you say PBS's funding is being axed by 25%, I think you have miscalculated as first of all, they do not get funded directly, and even if the flow through was 100%, it would translate into the less than 4% as noted above, and lastly, they seem to be paying INTO the CPB fund!!!!
Strange, that google thingy....