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"A gradual decline in public interest in public television and radio" Don't forget the conservatives in management who want to "diversity" the programming and
by illuminate 14y ago
"A gradual decline in public interest in public television and radio"
Don't forget the conservatives in management who want to "diversity" the programming and defunding due to the "socialist" content.
- lutusp 14y ago> Don't forget the conservatives in management who want to "diversity" the programming and defunding due to the "socialist" content. Yes, very true. Management reacts to a conservative social trend by avoiding content that might be looked on as too liberal, this offends liberals, which causes a further drop in audience numbers, and a death spiral begins. This speaks to a general rule in television programming -- everybody want to have the "least offensive program". The least offensive program is the program that is so bland that it gets the largest audience simply because it offended the smallest number of viewers.