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Post by nemomarx »

saguntum wrote: post #317
radiofreeeuropa wrote: post #233

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My "holy shit, we're in for... interesting times, and like, soon " moment was when Trump suggested his supporters might shoot Hillary if she won ("If she wins, I can't do anything about it. But the 'Second Amendment people'...."), and didn't see a huge hit to his popularity, and supporters in his own camp distancing themselves, immediately. Norms are dead, you can just suggest assassination of your opponent and still…

I'm in my mid 30s and have definitely noticed a gap in perception between people in their early 20s who haven't experienced much of pre-2016 politics and the older folks. The younger folks are much less alarmed because they weren't familiar with the "normal political discourse" that occurred when they were children. It makes it hard to be optimistic that there is any plausible roadmap back to some form of normalcy in…

What you want to look at is how countries navigate back to normalcy after coups or assassinations. It's not usually a smooth process, you have to do amnesties or hash out disagreements somehow...

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Post by mcphage »

declan_roberts wrote: post #254

It's a terrible time to be convincing the American public that the media is trustworthy. It will regain its trust, but it has a long, uphill battle to get there since, especially since the months leading up to 2016.

> It will regain its trust, but it has a long, uphill battle to get there since, especially since the months leading up to 2016.

Why do you think that? Do you imagine that the individuals and institutions pushing the idea that the media is untrustworthy will suddenly stop pushing their agenda?

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Post by lenkite »

nabwodahs wrote: post #124
smithkl42 wrote: post #76

> Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country,” Harrison said. If that was true, losing the CPB would be a travesty. But as a loyal NPR listener for decades, I've found their stuff lately to be unlistenable. It's Fox, but for the Left, and with a bit more of an…

Can you cite specific examples of this "bias?"

> Can you cite specific examples of this "bias?"

Read https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-tru... by NPR veteran that shows how NPR developed a left wing bias over time. Also at https://archive.is/H7QNM

https://washingtonstand.com/news/npr-has-zero-republicans-87...

NPR Has Zero Republicans, 87 Democrats on Editorial Staff

Re: Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations

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Post by mulmen »

atonse wrote: post #12

According to this page [1] PBS only receives about 15% of its funds from federal funding. The rest is from donations. 1: https://foundation.pbs.org/ways-to-give/gifts-to-the-pbs-end... So this certainly won't be the death of PBS, as I had feared. Update 2: For the record (easier to respond in this original post than to each response), I am not defending the decision at all. I grew up listening to NPR, and have been o…

I think your usage of the word “only” is a mistake. This is an important piece of information but if you are going to imply value like that then you should also explain the consequences of that cut.

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Post by legitster »

koolba wrote: post #300
UncleOxidant wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> PBS in the US could be so much better. PBS Newshour is pretty much the best/balanced news programming on US TV at this point. They take deeper dives into issues than most of the other shows out there. And then there's Frontline which is excellent and goes even deeper with a documentary format. The rest of PBS - there are a few good parts like Nova, but a lot of what plays on PBS stations these days is UK crime dram…

> PBS Newshour is pretty much the best/balanced news programming on US TV at this point. Ah yes, the news show that has a weekly politics round table that brings in a balanced approach to see issues from both sides: The side of an anti-Trump Democrat and the side of an anti-Trump Republican. Good riddance!

How many pro-Trump Republicans actually want to engage in a fair round-table style debate?

This administration makes a point that they only do interviews with sources favorable to them. They can't opt out of the media and then pretend to be victims.

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Post by triceratops »

smithkl42 wrote: post #76

> Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country,” Harrison said. If that was true, losing the CPB would be a travesty. But as a loyal NPR listener for decades, I've found their stuff lately to be unlistenable. It's Fox, but for the Left, and with a bit more of an…

If Fox keeps moving further and further right, even centric stuff starts sounding far left.

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Post by 83457 »

BeetleB wrote: post #129

I identify neither as a liberal nor as a conservative, but outsiders will likely see a left bent in me. The thing about PBS and NPR: I just don't have any alternatives! Wherever I've lived, all the other radio stations/channels just suck - liberal or not. MSNBC, CNN, Fox News totally suck. ABC, CBS, NBC mostly suck. The half-good radio stations are just way too biased and make NPR/PBS appear like paragons of neutralt…

I like that NPR/PBS is calm. Most other outlets are based around breaking news, excitement, and often anger. I started watching PBS News Hour on youtube this year. Now I can't stand watching a show like ABC evening news which starts with intense music and urgent words from Muir at the start of every broadcast.

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Post by duped »

burnte wrote: post #239
legitster wrote: post #38

Contrary to the conservative spin over the years, I have found public broadcasting to be one of the least biased sources of headline news and information available. (For their national broadcasts at least - local ... can be hit or miss). In particular, their kids programming is the absolute best. Nothing flashy or exciting, but it's laser focused on education and has zero agenda. And the PBS kids apps are one of the…

I agree. I swore off of cable news many years ago because they're ALL toxic. They all have to keep people watching so it's stuffed full of breathless journalism making you think something major is happening any moment now. We'd all be better served with NO 24/7 news networks at all. NPR is not breathless, and is very fair. I hated Fox News because it's so full of lies. I hated CNN because it's making mountains out of…

> NPR didn't do that, ever.

Right now I'm drinking out of my NPR mug that I pay $12/month for. I've been a daily listener since college, it's my default radio station in the car, and when I road trip I like searching for the local station. But I disagree with this. There are a number of nationally syndicated shows (at least, in all the markets I've lived in) that I'd put in this category. 1A just off the top of my head. Reveal is another, but that's because their mission is to find things that need to be revealed and they're usually pretty upsetting.

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Post by bitlax »

Kye wrote: post #302
bitlax wrote: post #298

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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What's the point in dropping that in the middle of a thread if not to participate in the discussion? I abide the HN guideline that asks us to assume the best, so I assume your intent is to be part of a discussion and not just stir shit up and bolt when someone takes you seriously and asks you to expand on your point of view. Say what you mean or go away.

You don't have the necessary background to participate in the discussion. I posted my thoughts sincerely but I'm not holding a tutoring session.

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Post by lenkite »

linotype wrote: post #130
smithkl42 wrote: post #76

> Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country,” Harrison said. If that was true, losing the CPB would be a travesty. But as a loyal NPR listener for decades, I've found their stuff lately to be unlistenable. It's Fox, but for the Left, and with a bit more of an…

Well, congratulations, now there won’t even be that, but Fox will persist.

Is Fox news government funded ?
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