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Democracy Matters :verified:<p>I bet they'd be fine with PBS if Rupert owned it.</p><p>Why Republicans keep trying to murder Big Bird<br><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/29/2312935/-Why-Republicans-keep-trying-to-murder-Big-Bird" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/29</span><span class="invisible">/2312935/-Why-Republicans-keep-trying-to-murder-Big-Bird</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Chief executives for NPR and PBS defended their organizations’ programming <br>and made the case for public media in a congressional hearing": <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2025/03/26/marjorie-taylor-greene-npr-pbs-hearing-congress-house/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/style/media</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/26/marjorie-taylor-greene-npr-pbs-hearing-congress-house/</span></a> <br>Stephen Colbert: "The truth has a liberal bias." <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
TV Blackbox<p>2025-26 Federal Budget: ABC and SBS financial plans revealed</p><p><a href="https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2025/03/26/2025-26-federal-budget-abc-and-sbs-financial-plans-revealed/?feed_id=209125" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tvblackbox.com.au/page/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/26/2025-26-federal-budget-abc-and-sbs-financial-plans-revealed/?feed_id=209125</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalBudget2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalBudget2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBS</span></a></p>
Jörg Preisendörfer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@Steve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Steve</span></a></span> </p><p>Several noted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/european" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>european</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newspapers</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/magazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magazines</span></a> (online &amp; paper) are held by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a>, like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taz</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Krautreporter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Krautreporter</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nd</span></a>:</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Tageszeitung" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Tage</span><span class="invisible">szeitung</span></a><br>🔗 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautreporter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautrep</span><span class="invisible">orter</span></a><br>🔗 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neues_Deutschland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neues_De</span><span class="invisible">utschland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> may also be membership-based, not only in the US. </p><p>E.g., the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swiss</span></a> version of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> is a network of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audience</span></a> associations and audience <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a>|s.</p><p>(Public broadcasting in Germany follows the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> model, thus it's not membership-based.)</p><p>1/2</p><p>🏷️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoOp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoOp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaPo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaPo</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@ProjectFearlessness" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProjectFearlessness</span></a></span> this doesn't account the <a href="https://cemas.io/publikationen/fortsetzung-folgt-doppelgaenger/241114_cemas_report_06_de_digital.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">systemic</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/musk-deutscher-wahlkampf-100.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">like</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, including classics <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder/kontext/rechte-ki-influencer-100.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">like</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Catfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catfishing</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sabotage</span></a> <a href="https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Russland-soll-Sabotage-deutscher-Autos-steuern-article25540505.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">of vehicles</a>, and <a href="https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/id_100461158/russland-verbreitet-fake-news-ueber-annalena-baerbock-zu-escort-kontakten.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">more</a> or <a href="https://www.rnd.de/politik/baerbock-und-habeck-opfer-gezielter-falschmeldungen-innenministerium-warnt-vor-desinformation-5HW3FPI6DRDNNNTAI5XFURY4XY.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">less</a> <a href="https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_100546794/robert-habeck-luegen-attacke-aus-russland-gegen-gruenen-chef.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">unsuccessful</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Disinfo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinfo</span></a> <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/verfassungsschutz-warnung-cyberangriffe-bundestagswahl-100.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">campaigns</a>.</p><ul><li>But what pisses <em>me</em> and most folks off that I can see are the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/normalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normalization</span></a> tactics by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ard.social/@tagesschau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tagesschau</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zdf.social/@ZDF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ZDF</span></a></span> by <em>excessively</em> platforming <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAfD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSAfD</span></a> and their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/facist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facist</span></a> takes that are <em>diametrally incompatible</em> not only with their own <em>programming rules</em> but the <em>tennants of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a></em> in general!</li></ul>
Daniel MacPhee 🔬🧬🧫🇨🇦<p>A framework for a future government if the Conservatives are not elected. <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/heritage-minister-cbc-radio-canada-1.7463926" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/politics/heritage-</span><span class="invisible">minister-cbc-radio-canada-1.7463926</span></a></p>
LM Little<p>Classic Liberals - lack of follow through then stepping up when it's too late!!! <a href="https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/liberals-have-an-excellent-plan-to-reform-cbc-radio-canada-but-its-way-too-late/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rabble.ca/politics/canadian-po</span><span class="invisible">litics/liberals-have-an-excellent-plan-to-reform-cbc-radio-canada-but-its-way-too-late/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JournalismMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JournalismMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>
WillR_LDN<p>And people say public broadcasting is a waste of money.</p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e_aSowDUUaY&amp;pp=ygUObmZiIG5laWdoYm91cnM%3D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=e_aSowDU</span><span class="invisible">UaY&amp;pp=ygUObmZiIG5laWdoYm91cnM%3D</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/neighbours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neighbours</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/normanmclaren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>normanmclaren</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nationalfilmboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalfilmboard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/publicbroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicbroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cbc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coldwar</span></a></p>
Stakeholders SGV<p>Public Media Under Fire: Why We Must Protect NPR, PBS, and Local Stations Now <a href="https://stakeholderssgv.wpcomstaging.com/2025/01/13/support-public-media/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stakeholderssgv.wpcomstaging.c</span><span class="invisible">om/2025/01/13/support-public-media/</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BudgetPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BudgetPolitics</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Community</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CPB</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CulturalProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CulturalProgramming</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EarlyChildhoodProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EarlyChildhoodProgramming</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EducationMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EducationMedia</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EducationForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EducationForAll</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EmergencyBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EmergencyBroadcasting</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EmergencyUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EmergencyUpdates</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreePress</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/InformationVoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InformationVoid</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Journalism</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Local</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaAccess</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaMatters</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaThreats</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaUnderThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaUnderThreat</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>News</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NonprofitMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NonprofitMedia</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NPR</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PBS</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Podcasts</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicAccess</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicMediaFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicMediaFunding</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicBroadcastingMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicBroadcastingMatters</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Radio</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rural</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RuralCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RuralCommunities</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SaveNPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SaveNPR</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SupportPBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SupportPBS</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TV</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnbiasedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnbiasedNews</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>KQED Public Forum with guests Kendra Ramsey, executive director of California Bicycle Coalition / <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CalBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CalBike</span></a>; John Maa, trauma surgeon, MarinHealth Medical Center, and former president of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society; Karen Wiener, co-owner, The New Wheel—an e-bike shop in San Francisco, Oakland, and Marin; and Jesse Villegas, Fresno resident, who bought an e-bike as part of the soft launch of the state&#39;s e-bike incentive program.</p><p><a href="https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908121/california-offers-long-awaited-cash-incentives-for-e-bikes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kqed.org/forum/2010101908121/c</span><span class="invisible">alifornia-offers-long-awaited-cash-incentives-for-e-bikes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KQED" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KQED</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ebike" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ebike</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ebikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ebikes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ElectricBicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectricBicycles</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ElectricBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectricBikes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transportation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a></p>