Recently, republicans released their proposal on national budget. According to the proposal, it cuts spending on PBS and NPR. In fact, it's almost none. Without support from the government, will there be cancellations of programs? If this became true, viewres who rely on public broadcasting may not be informed as much. Great progarms such as Nova Science Now, The Frontline, Masterpiece might not be able to provide as a good quality as they had been.
Firing of Juan Williams after his controversial remarks about Muslims on Fox News may have caused backlash on some people to turn against NPR. Williams had defended his words were "not a bigoted statement."
According to ABC News/politics, "House Republican made a proposal in November to strip federal for NPR after the radio station fired controversial commentator Juan Williams for comments he made about Muslims."
The Daily Free Press reported that "if the bill were to pass in the Senate, WBUR, Boston's NPR-affiliated radio station, would lose about $1.35 million, or about 6 percent of its funding."
Some claim that public-broadcasting like PBS ask viewers for donations so the proposal won't have a big impact. However, perhaps the call for donations is because they are in need of finances.
Republicans may not have appreciated NPR's action on Juan Williams, but the favoritism should not play a part. It seems like our politics is still divided as opposed to being civil.
At a glance
What: Possible decreased funding on PBS and NPR
Who: Republicans, PBS and NPR
When: Current
Where: in the United States
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