War doc flap = “politically correct overkill”

So says Broadcasting & Cable blogger John Eggerton, who weighs in on PBS’s recent experience catching heat from both the left and the right and worries that the network may be setting a “poor precedent for independence” in the dispute over Ken Burns’ The War: “PBS should clearly reflect the various, competing, voices of the public it serves, but it should not give undue weight or give into political pressure from either side.” For a different take, see this column from Ruben Navarrette Jr., who thinks Burns was right to give in to pressure by Hispanic activists.