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PBS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is tax money. So it's more like NPR or the BBC. Also, PBS has a variety of content and I don't
by chmod600 5y ago
PBS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is tax money. So it's more like NPR or the BBC.
Also, PBS has a variety of content and I don't think I know anyone who watches their news. Scarcely any of their content, but they have a few good things. I don't think they are taken very seriously as a news organization -- much less than NPR, for instance.
- xattt 5y agoSome of it may be tax money, but some of it is donations made by individuals and organizations. The credits of PBS Newshour front-load the show with names of the contributors.
- neltnerb 5y agoI'm pretty sure they've repeatedly mentioned that they're also funded by viewers like me ;-) Yes, they get government funding and have a public mission. But they also aren't entirely funded by tax dollars. I do think they have a weird bias that they are very oblivious to, but I don't think it's exactly a pro-government bias. It seems more like a don't-be-controversial bias where the goalpost for that keeps shifting.