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I don’t think you’re necessarily wrong. PBS generally has been some of the best news / reporting I’ve seen. That said, it’s still driven by ideology — “good” b
by lettergram 4y ago
I don’t think you’re necessarily wrong. PBS generally has been some of the best news / reporting I’ve seen.
That said, it’s still driven by ideology — “good” being defined by someone. You can see it in the titles of their documentaries and programming.
If you go through their programming objectively and put yourselves in the mindset the opposing side it becomes rather clear. This includes things like portraying nationalism as bad or Christianity as evil (see some of their frontline documentaries)
While the bias is there. PBS is generally one of the least bias in the space, I think that’s what makes it so frustrating. A slight improvement in breadth and depth would make it amazing.
I also have to give credit to pbs for often releasing full-length interviews. I’ve really appreciated watching hours long interviews with various people about a specific topic. See “Putin files”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk9igTqTx9s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk9igTqTx9s
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b1HWNcLDK88 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b1HWNcLDK88
or Steve bannons interview on frontline.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5xxlajTW0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5xxlajTW0
- thakoppno 4y agoI really enjoy PBS and generally agree with you but we’re at a place so far removed from objectivity in news gathering when the best still stand by this rationale. > We don't want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories, and we don't want to waste the listeners' and readers' time on stories that are just pure distractions Terence Samuels, NPR's Managing Editor for News on the NY Post Hunter Biden story https://mobile.twitter.com/nprpubliceditor/status/1319281101223940096 https://mobile.twitter.com/nprpubliceditor/status/1319281101...