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bobweaver (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:06 PM Original message |
Why does PBS have almost no insighful documentaries any more? |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would guess the word "funding" would be involved in any explanation |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Not enough money and afraid of rocking the boat |
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punpirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. I'm not sure money is the primary problem.... |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 09:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Yes, I think the politics has had a chilling effect as well. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. Afraid of pissing-off their underwiters (advertisers) and Congress. |
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lenidog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. Maybe people got tired of it. |
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poe (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. pbs board of directors |
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imenja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. Frontline still does some good programs |
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lenidog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Good point |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-05 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. CPR isgetting totally overrun by the rightwing. Tucker Anderson now has a |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
10. Look for P.O.V, Wide Angle, Independent Lens, and Frontline |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 07:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Those are the "after midnight" programs... |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. PBS Is being Slowly Taken Over |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 01:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. They now have full-fledged commercials, not just the "underwriters" |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 08:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. A lot of people have |
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bobweaver (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-05 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
12. So then why don't they change it to "Private Broadcasting System." |
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