A House committee has approved a spending bill that would dramatically reduce funding for public TV and radio. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC President Laura Walker discusses how the cuts could affect WNYC and other public broadcasters.
What's Up with CPB?
Jodi Schneider economic editor at the Congressional Quarterly
- on the budget cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
» Congressional Quarterly
What's the Frequency, Congress?
Laura Walker, President of WNYC
-on the effect CPB cuts would have on WNYC
» ...
- on the budget cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
» Congressional Quarterly
What's the Frequency, Congress?
Laura Walker, President of WNYC
-on the effect CPB cuts would have on WNYC
» ...
Supreme Rulings
Nick Thompson Senior Editor at Legal Affairs
on whatever rulings come down from the Supreme Court
» Legal Affairs
on whatever rulings come down from the Supreme Court
» Legal Affairs
Trying to Get on the Ballot
Steve Shaw, Republican candidate for mayor and investment banker
-says he is the real Republican in this race
» Shaw for Mayor
and
-says he is the real Republican in this race
» Shaw for Mayor
and
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
Ellen Levine, author, Catch a Tiger by the Toe (Penguin 2005)
-on explaining the McCarthy era to your kids
-on explaining the McCarthy era to your kids
CPB funding cuts: listeners respond
A perhaps-surprising amount of pro-funding cuts (or at least anti-sense-of-entitlement) calls and emails today, in response to a plan in congress to slash money for the CPB.
Some samples:
I happen to love NPR, I am a fairly new listener (since late 2004) It's what I've been searching for on the radio and never knew it was there. But funding from the government makes me not so trusting of what's being said. When republicans are buying newscasters that makes me think twice about any and everything the government is involved in.
-DL
Photo File: Laura Walker
Laura makes the case for federal funding of public TV and radio
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