System/Policy
Doc-makers get specific about copyright fair use
Friday afternoon, things changed for producers who need to use somebody else’s footage and music in their documentaries. Clearing rights may still ...The wreckage: Journal quits with parting shots at public TV
The same week former CPB Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson resigned from the CPB Board, public TV stations received a low-key announcement that the Wall ...CPB ombuds give minor attention to balance
Inspector General Kenneth A. Konz found fault with much of former Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson’s balance crusade, but his report did validate the ...The remedies: Reform ideas from all sides
What could Congress, CPB or anyone do to prevent the conflicts, failed decisions and other embarrassments bubbling out of the Tomlinson affair? ...Probe finds Tomlinson’s unilateral actions at CPB exceeded chair’s authority
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson repeatedly violated provisions of both the Public Broadcasting Act and the corporation’s guidelines for board members’ behavior, according to ...Review of Alleged Actions Violating the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as Amended
Released by CPB Nov. 15, 2005 The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Office of Inspector General, has conducted a review of alleged violations of ...The ex-chairman’s reply: ‘My actions were open, lawful,’ sincere in intent
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, former CPB chairman, responded to the CPB inspector general’s Nov. 15, 2005, report with this statement, which was published ...Getler to measure PBS journalism against its goals
For the first time PBS has hired a journalist to critique the programs it distributes.Over objections, CPB hires Patricia Harrison as president
The CPB Board followed its own inclination over the urgings of numerous public broadcasters last week, naming former GOP chair Patricia S. ...Opponents want him gone, but Tomlinson sits tight
The White House confirmed that Tomlinson will not be dismissed.House votes 2 to 1 to restore CPB aid
A week of rallies, petitions, public service announcements and entreaties to Congress persuaded the House of Representatives to restore the $400 million ...Public TV lobbies and bids to keep grants for kids’ television
Public TV has to move on two fronts to protect Ready to Learn, the Department of Education grant program that supports several ...Stay tuned for balance debates
After a week as target of dark accusations and suspicions, Ken Tomlinson was weary. “We’ve all said what we had to say,” ...CPB’s controversial moves prompt theories in press, calls for reform
From a string of news sensations over the past month journalists and progressive activists have discerned the picture of a CPB greatly ...New ombud office met with smiles and suspicion
Are CPB’s new ombudsmen promoters of healthy journalistic discussion or unwelcome monitors now peering over reporters’ shoulders? It depends whom you ask. As ...
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