alt Hacker NewsI offer Fred Rogers testifying before the senate subcommittee on communications as a refresher on why we must continue to fund PBS and NPR.
https://youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?si=Wei_cwJcF56rXl_w
The person on the other end of that call is thin skinned and likely not hugged much as a child. Sad.
If PBS and NPR had shows of the caliber of Mr. Rogers then perhaps a strong case could be made continuing that funding.
Instead they now focus on messages like this: https://x.com/NPR/status/1491520306036543496
Sell the spectrum and let them compete fairly in the marketplace of ideas. Half the country should not be forced to fund broadcasting they do not agree with.