‘All Funding Reconsidered’: A station staff dialogue
In the wake of the recent House Oversight Committee’s DOGE subcommittee hearing on public broadcasting and the earlier FCC announcement of an inquiry into public media underwriting practices, there have been widespread discussions throughout the system about the future of federal funding and other challenges. Those deliberations have taken place among the G-4, at national and regional gatherings and at individual stations. As yet there are no known detailed records of the discussions at the stations. However, it is possible to surmise and even express hope about what such conversations might entail.
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The traditional journalism business model has long since collapsed, and news organizations have shrunk or disappeared entirely. While a number of promising experiments are under way, the public has not shown a willingness to buy what news organizations are selling.