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> Or maybe it's because it's not the government's job to run TV channels and radio stations, nor is it the public's job to fund them? Public broadcasting is gr
by vinceguidry 9y ago
> Or maybe it's because it's not the government's job to run TV channels and radio stations, nor is it the public's job to fund them?
Public broadcasting is great, so many wonderful shows in the US would not have been able to have been made without it. But go ahead, sacrifice public media to the god of market economics. You might not miss it when it's gone, but it will be a sad day indeed.
- nailer 9y agoComparing PBS to the BBC doesn't make sense: PBS isn't publicly funded nor is it mandatory to donate to PBS.
- vinceguidry 9y agoFeels to me like a distinction without a difference. Public arts funding has always been something we want more of.
- nailer 9y agoThen it sounds like you'd be OK with the BBC moving to a PBS style funding model. Great, me too.
- vinceguidry 9y agoI don't know what part of "more public arts funding" made you think that, but whatevs.
- nailer 9y agoThe fact you were happy with the PBS funding model in the comment I replied to.