03-13-2011, 11:17 AM
Let the libs pay for their fav show:
"If Washington eliminates the CPB subsidy, viewers and listeners will be asked to pony up. There may be added pressure on liberal benefactors, such as liberal billionaire George Soros, to provide seed money to send to the locals. And if that fails, some affiliates may have to consolidate with others - which would be painful, as "tough choices" usually are.
Lamborn believes that if Congress eliminates CPB funding - the Senate just voted down a House bill that included the CPB cut - stations may have to change their business model, but "they still have every opportunity to continue on in the private sector and prosper, and I believe they would."
If they want to save a few bucks, public broadcasting execs might want to look at top salaries. According to the Washington Post, NPR President Vivian Schiller's salary was $450,000 last year - plus a $112,500 bonus. PBS President Paula Kerger's compensation exceeded $630,000 in 2009. When you think about those poor rural stations scrimping on federal crumbs, those tony salaries almost make you want to cry."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...z1GUdGmc00
Is NPR really NOT a commercial media outlet?
"Journalists by themselves accounted for 7 percent of all NPR sources. For a public radio service intended to provide an independent alternative to corporate-owned and commercially driven mainstream media, NPR is surprisingly reliant on mainstream journalists. At least 83 percent of journalists appearing on NPR in June 2003 were employed by commercial U.S. media outlets, many at outlets famous for influencing newsroom agendas throughout the country (16 from the New York Times alone, and another seven from the Washington Post). Only five sources came from independent news outlets like the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the National Catholic Reporter."
Nope. They just don't have to sell advertising.
"If Washington eliminates the CPB subsidy, viewers and listeners will be asked to pony up. There may be added pressure on liberal benefactors, such as liberal billionaire George Soros, to provide seed money to send to the locals. And if that fails, some affiliates may have to consolidate with others - which would be painful, as "tough choices" usually are.
Lamborn believes that if Congress eliminates CPB funding - the Senate just voted down a House bill that included the CPB cut - stations may have to change their business model, but "they still have every opportunity to continue on in the private sector and prosper, and I believe they would."
If they want to save a few bucks, public broadcasting execs might want to look at top salaries. According to the Washington Post, NPR President Vivian Schiller's salary was $450,000 last year - plus a $112,500 bonus. PBS President Paula Kerger's compensation exceeded $630,000 in 2009. When you think about those poor rural stations scrimping on federal crumbs, those tony salaries almost make you want to cry."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...z1GUdGmc00
Is NPR really NOT a commercial media outlet?
"Journalists by themselves accounted for 7 percent of all NPR sources. For a public radio service intended to provide an independent alternative to corporate-owned and commercially driven mainstream media, NPR is surprisingly reliant on mainstream journalists. At least 83 percent of journalists appearing on NPR in June 2003 were employed by commercial U.S. media outlets, many at outlets famous for influencing newsroom agendas throughout the country (16 from the New York Times alone, and another seven from the Washington Post). Only five sources came from independent news outlets like the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the National Catholic Reporter."
Nope. They just don't have to sell advertising.