> As the Corporation for Public Broadcasting explains, "PBS WARN enables all public television stations to send WEAs [Wireless Emergency Alerts] out over their transmitters to provide a 'hardened, redundant' alternate path for the cellular companies' connection. Between January 1 and December 31, 2024, more than 11,000 WEAs issued by federal, state, and local authorities were transmitted over the PBS WARN system, a 30 percent increase over 2023. Public television stations save lives in their communities, even those who might never turn on a television."
So to be clear, the federal funding did not directly go to PBS programming, it went to member stations to maintain operations in rural areas. Those member stations could then purchase content from NPR or PBS.
The irony is the content put out by directly by PBS or NPR is some of the least controversial, most objective reporting available. It's the other content that local stations run themselves that generally has more of a tilt to it. (Such nuance is obviously lost to the rural politicians who want these voices gone altogether from their districts).
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ta8645 · 3h ago
They will survive just fine without government funding. They are both beloved and will be supported by private funding.
1970-01-01 · 3h ago
Survive just fine is an oxymoron.
ta8645 · 1h ago
No, you're not understanding what an oxymoron is. An oxymoron is a figure of speech where two contradictory or opposing terms are put together, like "jumbo shrimp" or "deafening silence."
In the phrase "survive just fine," the words "survive" and "just fine" are not contradictory. "Survive" means to continue existing or to endure a difficult situation, and "just fine" means adequately or without problems. Together, they suggest the organization will continue to exist without serious trouble, which is a coherent and logical statement—not contradictory.
1970-01-01 · 31m ago
I think I understand what an oxymoron is and does. How does "survive just fine" not meet criteria for oxymoronic statement, Mr. LLM?
"The Air India flight 171 passenger survived just fine after visiting the hospital."
So to be clear, the federal funding did not directly go to PBS programming, it went to member stations to maintain operations in rural areas. Those member stations could then purchase content from NPR or PBS.
The irony is the content put out by directly by PBS or NPR is some of the least controversial, most objective reporting available. It's the other content that local stations run themselves that generally has more of a tilt to it. (Such nuance is obviously lost to the rural politicians who want these voices gone altogether from their districts).
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In the phrase "survive just fine," the words "survive" and "just fine" are not contradictory. "Survive" means to continue existing or to endure a difficult situation, and "just fine" means adequately or without problems. Together, they suggest the organization will continue to exist without serious trouble, which is a coherent and logical statement—not contradictory.
"The Air India flight 171 passenger survived just fine after visiting the hospital."
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