System/Policy
CPB director accuses public broadcasting of ‘identity politics’ in latest op-ed
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Howard Husock continues his public criticism of CPB and federal funding for pubcasting.
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Howard Husock continues his public criticism of CPB and federal funding for pubcasting.
The bill does not include funding for public broadcasting’s interconnection project or public TV’s Ready To Learn.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer also told the board that he had asked House Democrats to stop “using the assault on public broadcasting as a fundraising technique.”
Howard Husock’s latest essay appeared Thursday in “The Hill.”
“I’ve continued to think about what a post-subsidy system would be like, as a practical matter,” Howard Husock told Current.
Where are the tax returns, Big Bird?
The $30 million for CPB is intended for “an orderly closeout of federal funding.”
“There is a little money in the budget left to allow us to wind down the federal position,” said OMB director Mick Mulvaney.
“Now, more than ever,” federal support is vital, writes a former “NewsHour” executive.
Service cuts and adjusting budgets can only go so far, says Station Resource Group co-CEO Tom Thomas.
“We could put an end to funding permanently through statute,” says Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.). “And it’s probably time to do that.”
Votes are expected before the end of the week.
The research also found that 37 percent “strongly disagree” with President Trump’s desire to stop funding entities including CPB.
Public television’s spring fundraising rolled out in a heated high-stakes environment for clearly communicating a case for support.
Seventeen House Republicans are among 166 members of Congress advocating for CPB’s appropriation.
“Ending federal support for the NEA, NEH, or CPB would be a radical, unprecedented action,” the letter said.
Board members called Howard Husock an “embarrassment.”
Pat Harrison visited the Hill to explain why public media deserves federal support.
Past votes may indicate how legislators weighing in on CPB’s appropriation will address the White House’s proposed end to federal funding.
The likelihood of total defunding seems slim — but public media would surely see some changes if support really were cut.