http://pol.moveon.org/nprpbs/?rc=fb.ads.ck.npr.PBS.P.MA.17

Plz to vote here. NPR and PBS are so very important and they both deserve government funding.

Don't let politicians kill Big Bird!

2/17/2011 11:14:13 AM

i, too, have an email account.

2/17/2011 11:15:03 AM

replace npr w/ BBC news. keep marketplace + PHC

2/17/2011 11:15:44 AM

do it!

2/17/2011 11:15:44 AM

requires email to sign up

*not voting*

2/17/2011 11:16:45 AM

what?

you don't want to opt-in for daily imperative "sign this petition or western civilization will end" emails from leftist/progressive organizations?

2/17/2011 11:23:47 AM

government funding accounts for what, 5% of their budget?

2/17/2011 11:32:12 AM

WNYC receives about 6% of their budget from the government

here is a story from On The Media about this issue

http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/2010/11/05/segments/158405

2/17/2011 11:33:29 AM

so instead of SAVE NPR, it should be PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING TO CUT THEIR BUDGETS IN A TIME WHEN EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO CUT BUDGETS

2/17/2011 11:35:35 AM

actually the story on On The Media proposes that we should embrace the cut so that people have to shut the fuck up with their griping about public media

^ public media outlets have already tightened their belts significantly

with only 6% from federal funding the majority of the budget comes from listener/viewer donations and those have contracted during the recession

2/17/2011 11:39:19 AM

why would i save these, if i can get all my news from the internet.

2/17/2011 11:49:00 AM

1) Car Talk
2) you can only listen to talk radio in GTA so many times

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

2/17/2011 12:40:23 PM

I'll vote for their funding to stay, but I want some shows with some real reporting that's not monkeys. Bust the nuts of some politicians and you'd have all the funding you'd ever want.

2/17/2011 12:43:44 PM

I'M A SUSTAINER

2/17/2011 2:28:36 PM

Hi my name is Kathryn, and i recently became a sustainer because well, I knew that I was going to donate every year but NPR didn't know and wasn't able to budget accordingly so i want to encourage you to become a sustainer

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

2/17/2011 2:30:58 PM

I'M A LEECHER

2/17/2011 2:35:20 PM

I love NPR and hate government intervention. I will not be voting.......

2/17/2011 2:39:31 PM

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood is the single most important broadcast segment on any given day. PBS gets my money.

NPR doesn't need public funding. They've said so themselves.

2/17/2011 3:48:00 PM

I need Car Talk and Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me

2/17/2011 4:05:12 PM

I've got Sirius + XM so

I don't really care

2/17/2011 4:07:01 PM

i only like the story w/ dick gordon. i'd rather the gov't save my husband's state job than a radio station.

re: big bird - read chapter 3 in "the tipping point" about sesame street vs blue's clues. good read.

[Edited on February 17, 2011 at 4:32 PM. Reason : ]

2/17/2011 4:22:46 PM

Sooo...you want us to 'skew' the results of what is most likely a non-scientific poll in order to misrepresent the views of the populace? Can we say, waste of time?

2/17/2011 5:03:56 PM

The Story is a co-production of American Public Media and WUNC

its not an NPR program

^ its not really a poll so it can't be skewed - it is a petition

but Tdubbers love poll skewing so I tossed that in there to get their attention

influencing popular opinion (or at least representations of it), scientific or not, is definitely not a waste of time - its how shit gets done




[Edited on February 17, 2011 at 5:07 PM. Reason : -]

2/17/2011 5:05:02 PM

why do they need government money? don't they sell advertisements like every other radio station?

2/17/2011 5:47:35 PM

hell no they shouldn't get a dime...Fox News ftw

2/17/2011 5:53:05 PM

PBS ain't gettin' another dime until Masterpiece Mystery comes back on. British mysteries are like crack to me.

2/17/2011 5:55:42 PM

Quote :

"hell no they shouldn't get a dime...Fox News ftw"

2/17/2011 5:57:11 PM

Quote :

"why do they need government money? don't they sell advertisements like every other radio station?"

not like every other radio station
they do a more tasteful acknowledgement of support, usually read by the presenter

plus NPR isn't a radio station

2/17/2011 6:13:19 PM

Quote :

"I need Car Talk and Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me"

Don't forget Marketplace and This American Life.

2/17/2011 6:14:01 PM

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"i'd rather the gov't save my husband's state job than a radio station."

What does he do?

I find it funny you would like your husband, a state employee, to keep his job while you advocate laying off the jobs of other state employees.

I'm just wondering what your husband does that is of higher value than PBS and NPR?

2/17/2011 7:35:15 PM

Why do libraries need public money? Don’t they charge late fees?

2/17/2011 7:36:47 PM

They could charge a membership fee. If gyms do it, why can't libraries?

2/17/2011 7:39:03 PM

Quote :

"not like every other radio station they do a more tasteful acknowledgement of support, usually read by the presenter plus NPR isn't a radio station"

sounds like a bad business model.

radio station that isn't a radio station.
radio station that "doesn't really sell advertising"
radio station that must beg, albeit even a small amount, of the State's money.

2/17/2011 8:24:53 PM

Quote :

"What does he do? I find it funny you would like your husband, a state employee, to keep his job while you advocate laying off the jobs of other state employees. I'm just wondering what your husband does that is of higher value than PBS and NPR?"

he's a service forester. he writes management plans for people so they get the most out of their trees. he also fights wildland fire & actually just monday saved someone's house from going up in flames.

i'm not sure why that's funny. it's self preservation. i'd much rather my husband keep his job than someone else. i like living in a house & eating food.
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oh i forgot this american life. i enjoy that too. i listen via itunes/podcast/website though bc every time i turn to the damn station they're begging for money. it's way more annoying & invasive imo than gimmicky paid ads or plugs.

[Edited on February 18, 2011 at 9:26 PM. Reason : ]

2/18/2011 9:23:43 PM