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Trouble Ahead for Public Broadcasting
>>From: Common Cause <causenet@commoncause.org>
>>To: afr_list@mailmanager.net
>>Subject: Trouble Ahead for Public Broadcasting
>>Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:56:46 -0500 (EST)
>>In the next two months, Congress will hold hearings in both the House
>>and
>>Senate that will impact the future of public broadcasting.
The current system relies on a blend of support from
>>the government, nonprofit institutions, and individual citizens. The
>>mission of pubic broadcasting is to facilitate the development of, and
>>ensure universal access to, non-commercial high quality programming.
Congressional opponents of the current system have
>>threatened to challenge the long standing editorial independence that
>>was
>>one of the core reasons public broadcasting was created. We also
>>anticipate the public broadcasting foes will try to undermine the
>>disbursement of the limited amount of government funds the system
>>receives.
>>
>>Common Cause is launching a campaign to raise awareness about the
>>serious
>>political challenges ahead for public broadcasting and to enable citizens
>>to weigh in with their elected officials on this very important issue. We
>>need your help.
>>
>>Take Action! http://capwiz.com/afr/utr/1/IJENCWSHIW/BBUCCWSJLB/
>>
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