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Tue Jun-14-05 01:37 PM

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"Urgent action needed to save public broadcasting"


  

          

I just sent this out to my email list, but I thought I'd share it here as well.

June 14th, 2005

Public broadcasting is under very serious threat -- and this time, it's no email hoax. If you care about public broadcasting, please take a few minutes to learn about the threat and take some action.

Here's a Washington Post article on the current situation:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060902283.html

To summarize: a house subcommittee has voted to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting within two years. This funding is vitally important to public radio and television, especially for stations in smaller markets with less listener and underwriter revenue.

You can take action. Contact your congresspeople. Funding for public broadcasting is not a partisan issue -- it's a public interest issue. Tell them how much you value the information and entertainment that public TV and radio give you.

Here's a moveon.org petition on the issue:
http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

Here's a convenient way for you to contact your representatives:
http://www.apts.org/actioninc/LookupYourMember.cfm

Please, take a few minutes to take action, and then take a few minutes to share this message with others who care about quality public media.

Thanks,
Jesse Thorn
The Sound of Young America
http://www.splangy.com/radio/

-
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
A public radio show about things that are awesome.
http://www.maximumfun.org
"This is the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world." - McSweeney's

  

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Urgent action needed to save public broadcasting [View all] , PolarbearToenails, Tue Jun-14-05 01:37 PM
 
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why should I want to save it?
Jun 14th 2005
1
Well, we could start with Sesame Street.
Jun 14th 2005
2
      If this was 1980, maybe i would agree with you
Jun 14th 2005
3
           More than Sesame Street
Jun 14th 2005
4
           RE: More than Sesame Street
Jun 14th 2005
10
                RE: More than Sesame Street
Jun 14th 2005
15
                     RE: More than Sesame Street
Jun 15th 2005
21
                          RE: More than Sesame Street
Jun 15th 2005
27
                               the people decide what's in their interest
Jun 15th 2005
29
                                    Really?
Jun 17th 2005
46
                                    LOL
Jun 17th 2005
50
           RE: If this was 1980, maybe i would agree with you
Jun 14th 2005
5
           True
Jun 14th 2005
6
           an overwhelming majority of the people do
Jun 14th 2005
7
                RE: an overwhelming majority of the people do
Jun 14th 2005
12
                You dumb conservative
Jun 20th 2005
53
           TLC? History Channel? Discovery?
Jun 14th 2005
8
           co-sign
Jun 24th 2005
60
           not everyone has cable
Jun 14th 2005
9
           RE: not everyone has cable
Jun 14th 2005
11
                RE: not everyone has cable
Jun 14th 2005
14
                HIS argument is silly!??!
Jun 15th 2005
22
                RE: not everyone has cable
Jun 15th 2005
23
                     RE: not everyone has cable
Jun 15th 2005
25
                          RE: not everyone has cable
Jun 15th 2005
31
                it's not *just* npr
Jun 15th 2005
24
                     RE: it's not *just* npr
Jun 15th 2005
26
                          So...will you lose your job if this happens?
Jun 16th 2005
40
                               What job?!
Jun 16th 2005
42
           As far as NPR goes...
Jun 14th 2005
17
waste of money
Jun 14th 2005
13
exactly.
Jun 14th 2005
16
Spoken like a true market fetishist.
Jun 14th 2005
18
lol
Jun 15th 2005
20
this is a gross over-simplification
Jun 24th 2005
61
The cost of public television...
Jun 14th 2005
19
that's $280 million/year.
Jun 15th 2005
28
Alot less than 280 billion for the war tho, eh?
Jun 15th 2005
30
      stop trying to create diversions.
Jun 15th 2005
34
           The real question is...
Jun 15th 2005
35
           RE: The real question is...
Jun 17th 2005
47
           RE: stop trying to create diversions.
Jun 17th 2005
45
well if its so fucking cheap!
Jun 15th 2005
32
      sure thing...
Jun 15th 2005
36
      (zing)
Jun 17th 2005
49
      I'm contribute to PBS each year.
Jun 15th 2005
38
           RE: I'm contribute to PBS each year.
Jun 16th 2005
39
From today's NY Times
Jun 15th 2005
33
on the other hand, that would take Tucker Carlson off the air...
Jun 15th 2005
37
Dear mod, please anchor this post
Jun 16th 2005
41
Cosign on that nm
Jun 17th 2005
43
up
Jun 17th 2005
44
where is F.A.G.?
Jun 17th 2005
48
Bill Moyers's speech about the Tomlinson debacle:
Jun 19th 2005
51
Bill Moyers is an American Hero
Jun 20th 2005
52
      Yes. Yes he is. Now will never be the same w/o him. nm
Jun 24th 2005
59
Update from channel Thirteen
Jun 22nd 2005
54
Saved!
Jun 23rd 2005
55
Great! n/m
Jun 24th 2005
56
that's tremendous, but this is still borrowed time, no?
Jun 24th 2005
58
The key here is who is ready to step up? This is government
Jun 24th 2005
57
people should have an alternative to commercial television
Jun 24th 2005
62

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