The death of Big Bird?
Apr 2nd, 2005
From Accuracy in the Media, via Distance Educator.
George Will recently pointed out that the Public Broadcasting Service, which once promised creativity and diversity in programming, is now airing reruns from HBO.
Will said that PBS should be weaned from the public dollar. In fact, there is a movement growing in Congress to eliminate funding for public TV and radio. A campaign to do that years ago was derailed when supporters for PBS falsely charged that this would lead to the death of Big bird, a beloved figure for little children.
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