Corporation for Public Broadcasting

The Indie on Demand Movie Review: Mister Rogers and Me

Dan Persons | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Pbs, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Mister Rogers, Marc Brown, Children, Optimism, Humanity, Children's Television, Fred Rogers, Linda Ellerbee, Spirituality, Tim Russert, Entertainment News

In the newest episode of my ongoing radio show, I review Mister Rogers and Me, a documentary from filmmaker Benjamin Wagner with a somewhat deceptive title.

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The Real Problem With Media Today? The Audience

Larry Womack | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Msnbc, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Conservative Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Npr, Fox News, Bbc News, Keith Olbermann, Partisan-Media, Media Bias, Public Broadcasting, Media News

Do traditional news outlets falter? Of course they do, all the time. And opinion does color the facts. But that is certainly no excuse to choose to expose yourself only to the work of journalists who you know share your political inclinations.

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PBS Chief Calls For Viewers To Oppose Romney

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 03.05.2012

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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The head of PBS wants viewers to oppose Mitt Romney's call to end funding of public broadcasting. PBS chief P...

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Where In Development Is The Carmen Sandiego Movie?

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Video, Jennifer Lopez, Carmen Sandiego, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, J Lo, Walden Media, Movies, Hollywood, Carmen Sandiego Movie, Travel News

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Potentially on a screen near you thanks to Jennifer Lopez. Walden Media has acquired rights to turn Where In...

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Latino Radio Station To Be Sold, But Youth Fight To Keep It

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Guzzardi | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Radio Arte Sold, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Museum of Mexican Art, Martin Macias, Radio Arte Buyers, Chicago, Radio Arte, Nonprofit Budget Crisis, Illinois, Carlos Tortolero, Chicago Impact, Latino Independent Media Cooperative, Chicago News

One of the nation's most innovative youth media projects could soon fall victim to withering budget cutbacks -- but the Latino community that the proj...

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Public Broadcasters Gather For Crisis Talks

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 06.26.2011

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WASHINGTON — PBS anchor Jim Lehrer told public broadcasters Tuesday that they must continue to defend their federal funding and raise more money...

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NPR Gets Some Good News

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 06.14.2011

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NEW YORK — Despite efforts to strip government funding for public broadcasting, PBS chief Paula Kerger said the federal budget deal retains most...

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NPR: The Saga Continues

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, House of Representatives, Npr, Politics, Robert Frost, National Public Radio, Lloyd Doggett, Pro-Publica, Gop, Right Wing, US Army, Saxby Chambliss, Daniel Zwerdling, Republican Party, Public Broadcasting, Purple Heart, Media News

The modestly-paid but dedicated journalists at NPR are part of a forty year history that has given listeners a deeper and richer portrait of America and the world than any other broadcast news organization in the country.

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In Defense of NPR

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Come on now: Let's take a breath and put this NPR fracas into perspective. Just as public radio struggles against yet another assault from the its l...

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Invest in Democracy, Don't Cut it

Carolyn Lukensmeyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Npr, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Democracy, Campaign for Stronger Democracy, Civic Education, Americorps, Budget Cuts, Pbs, Corporation for National and Community Service, Politics News

While our nation invests billions of dollars to promote democracy abroad, Congress is considering significant cuts that threaten democracy here at home.

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Public Broadcasting, StoryCorps, and Me

Sarah Littman | Posted 05.25.2011

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StoryCorps' single largest funder is Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The elimination of federal funding for public broadcasting would essentially be a death knell for StoryCorps, which has brought so much joy to so many.

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Zeroing Out Public Broadcasting Does Not Add up

Paula Kerger | Posted 05.25.2011

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To disregard the immense value of public broadcasting at this decisive moment in our history would be an object lesson in "penny wise and pound foolish."

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How to Save Ourselves From the 'Save PBS' Routine

Peter Hart | Posted 05.25.2011

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If the energy behind the campaigns to "save" the CPB were dedicated to building support for an independent public trust, we could build the kind of public media system the country deserves.

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House Votes to Reverse Net Neutrality; Set to Zero Out NPR

Josh Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Pbs, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Npr, Congress, Public Broadcasting, Media News

Public media, now on the chopping block, is one of the only places you can find critical journalism and trustworthy educational programming, and it costs less than $1.50 per person per year.

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Defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Alan Chartock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Npr, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Pbs, Juan Williams, Cokie Roberts, Bill Oreilly, Doug Lamborn, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Government Accountability Office, Glenn Beck, Public Broadcasting, Colorado, Media News

Colorado Representative Doug Lamborn's op-ed, calling for the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, is truly one of the most disingenuous pieces of propaganda I have ever read.

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Rick Santorum: 'Sesame Street' Lobby Will Be Tough To Defeat

Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Pennsylvania senator and potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Tuesday that the GOP's plans to eliminate the Corp...

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Public Media Changes Lives

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By Belia Saavedra As Congress starts the...

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'Death Panel' For Elmo?

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans called for cuts in hundreds of programs across the face of government Friday night in a $61 billion savings package toughened at the...

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Conservative Republicans Propose Eliminating Arts And Culture Funding

Posted 05.25.2011

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It happened first in schools and is now proposed on a national scale - the continued cutting down of arts and culture funding. A group of conservat...

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Republicans FAIL To Defund NPR

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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With additional reporting by Ryan Grim. WASHINGTON -- The Republican campaign to take away all federal funding from National Public Radio (NPR) was...

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Public Broadcasting Groups Denounce Debt Commission's Recommendation

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and NPR are denouncing the recommendation of the co-chairs of President Obama's Fiscal Com...

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Journalism's Crisis Is Public Media's Opportunity

Craig Aaron | Posted 05.25.2011

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As I told the FCC on Friday, the discussion about public media's future in the digital age comes at a critical juncture: We have a crisis. We have an historic opportunity. And we shouldn't let either go to waste.

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Where Is the Arts Programming on PBS?

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why can't PBS be reorganized? Why can't there be a mix of local and national programming? Why can't the parent organization determine the best in American arts and fund its broadcast across the nation?

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Want to Change the Media? Be a Lobbyist

Craig Aaron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Economic Stimulus Package, Free Press, Fcc, Public Media, Nea, Net Neutrality, Namac, Media News

There's going to be a second stimulus package at some point. And when it comes, we need to make sure it's not just an economic stimulus. It should be a creativity stimulus, too.

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