Written by Tim Graham
As the world of “public” broadcasting faces the rebuke of Congress rescinding its billions of dollars, it spurs a broader thought about the arrogance of liberal journalists at national media outlets. They’re not simply arrogant. They sound remarkably insincere.
Start with a man named Michael Tribble, the chief content officer at WAMU, the NPR station in the nation’s capital. He sent out a fundraising email after the U.S. Senate rebuke, oozing to their liberal supporters: “You’re part of a community that believes facts matter, that context matters, and that journalism has the power to bring us closer together.”… Continue Reading
Tags: 1619 Project, 1A, Brian Stelter, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Katherine Maher, Kelly McBride, Michael Tribble, National Public Radio, PBS, Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, The New York Times, WAMU, white supremacy
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
July 18, 2025 9:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is in the news again.
Kermit the Frog, the iconic “Sesame Street” Muppet, will give the 2025 commencement address at the University of Maryland.
Kermit’s appearance will coincide with the 65th anniversary of the graduation of UM’s Jim Henson, who was awarded a degree in home economics in 1960. In a press release, “Kermit” said he would keep the address upbeat, even though, as he put it, “It’s hard to be green.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Bill Clinton, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Jim Henson, Katherine Maher, Kermit the Frog, Laurence Jarvik, Marjorie Taylor Greene, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, NPR, Paula Kerger, PBS, PBS: Behind the Screen, President Trump, Rev. Jerry Falwell, Sesame Street, Stephen Lynch, The Free Press, The Washington Post, Uri Berliner
Media Watch | David E. Smith |
April 1, 2025 6:00 AM |
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