Public Broadcasting

Pentagon Media Pundits Appeared 4,500 times since Jan 1, 2002

Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 13, 2008 - 7:16pm
Last updated: May 13, 2008 - 7:27pm

A New York Times article detailed the connection between numerous media military analysts and the Pentagon and defense industries, reporting that "the Bush administration has used its control over access and information in an effort to transform" media military analysts "into a kind of media Trojan horse -- an instrument intended to shape terrorism coverage from inside the major TV and radio networks." A Media Matters review found that since January 1, 2002, the analysts named in the Times article -- many identified as having ties to the defense industry -- collectively appeared or were quoted as experts more than 4,500 times on ABC, ABC News Now, CBS, CBS Radio Network, NBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130001

Channel 4 reaches a ‘tipping point’

Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 24, 2008 - 8:40am

Channel 4 is in urgent need of a new funding model and has reached a “tipping point” beyond which it will move into annual losses, its chairman, Luke Johnson, said.

Jeffrey Trimble Named Executive Director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors

Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 21, 2008 - 9:11am

Jeffrey Trimble has been named Executive Director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). As Executive Director, Trimble will advise the Board on developments in international broadcasting and will manage the BBG staff, which provides the Board with technical, professional, and administrative support as well as strategic guidance and program oversight.Trimble joined the BBG in 2007.

Tim Robbins Decries Media 'Abyss' in NAB Keynote

Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 14, 2008 - 7:46pm
Last updated: April 15, 2008 - 10:49am

Actor Tim Robbins pre-empted a planned dialogue on new media at the National Association of Broadcasters' annual show and launched a humorous, profanity-laced attack on both the state of the country and the consolidation of viewpoints being carried by national media.

Saving public airwaves

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 18, 2008 - 7:15am

Federal funding for public television and radio would be cut in half in 2009 and 2010 under a budget proposal President Bush issued last month. But the larger issue, beyond viewing choice, is that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s airwaves are owned by the public. As such, they should be supported with public funding.

NPR grapples with the prospect of a post-radio future

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 14, 2008 - 7:26am

National Public Radio adapt to the world of digital entertainment.

Next Week's Agenda

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 7, 2008 - 8:21am

Next week's telecom agenda includes 1) a meeting of the FCC's Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age, 2) a House hearing on private equity media ownership, and 3) a meeting of the CPB Board of Directors.

NPR Chief Ousted

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 7, 2008 - 8:06am

The board of National Public Radio announced Thursday that the chief executive, Ken Stern, 44, was leaving after less than 18 months in the job.

Standing up for public television

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 6, 2008 - 9:25am

It is that time of year again, when attacks on PBS remind those of us who labor in its besieged vineyards how much we must be prepared to defend our unique but vulnerable institution.

BBC Set to Open Its New Arab World TV Channel

Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 4, 2008 - 8:10am
Last updated: March 4, 2008 - 11:22am

A new Arabic-language television news channel from the British Broadcasting Corporation will cover events in the Arab world “without fear or favor,” as it seeks to set itself apart from other government-financed broadcasters in the region, Nigel Chapman, director of the BBC World Service, said Monday.