[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Save NPR and PBS (again)

[Andrea Dorey]

FYI, friends. Time to fight back for what we believe in.  What's at  
stake is the last vestige of free speech in the PEG part of public TV.
Andrea

"We can have concentrated wealth in the hands of a few or we can have  
democracy, but we cannot have both."
---Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis


Begin forwarded message:

> Hi,
>
> Everyone expected House Republicans to give up efforts to kill NPR  
> and PBS after a massive public outcry stopped them last year. But  
> they've just voted to eliminate funding for NPR and PBS --  
> unbelievably, starting with programs like "Sesame Street."
>
> Public broadcasting would lose nearly a quarter of its federal  
> funding this year. Even worse, all funding would be eliminated in  
> two years--threatening one of the last remaining sources of  
> watchdog journalism.
>
> Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS again this  
> year:
>
> http://civic.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/
>
> Last year, millions of us took action to save NPR and PBS, and  
> Congress listened. We can do it again if enough of us sign the  
> petition in time.
>
> This would be the most severe cut in the history of public  
> broadcasting.  The Boston Globe reports the cuts "could force the  
> elimination of some popular PBS and NPR programs." NPR's president  
> expects rural public radio stations may be forced to shut down.
>
> The House and Senate are deciding if public broadcasting will  
> survive, and they need to hear from viewers like you. Sign the  
> petition at:
>
> http://civic.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> P.S. Read the Boston Globe story on the threat to NPR and PBS at:
>
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1864
>

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