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The '''Public Broadcasting Service''' (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting [[television]] service in the [[United States]]. PBS is affiliated with [[National Public Radio]], American Public Media, and Public Radio International through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an entity of the federal government. Each member station is owned independently but they share programming and funding which means they show similar programs. | The '''Public Broadcasting Service''' (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting [[television]] service in the [[United States]]. PBS is affiliated with [[National Public Radio]], American Public Media, and Public Radio International through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an entity of the federal government. Each member station is owned independently but they share programming and funding which means they show similar programs. | ||
| − | PBS, along with [[NPR]], has been accused of aiming its broadcast toward wealthy, elite segments of the American population while neglecting others, who nonetheless pay for the programming. When Congress debated cutting funding for NPR and PBS, House Democrats appealed to the children's programming on PBS such as [[Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood]] (1968-2001) and [[Sesame Street]] (1969-present). Puppets of Sesame Street characters were brought into the House chambers, and Rep. [[Ed Markey]] (D-MA) commented: "Oscar the Grouch has been friendlier to the Sesame Street characters than President Bush." <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4693682.stm US public TV shows 'facing cuts'], [[BBC]]</ref> Most of PBS's programming, however, is aimed at children as they feed over 12 hours of children's programming every day of the week versus 6–8 hours of adult programming. | + | PBS, along with [[NPR]], has been accused of aiming its broadcast toward wealthy, elite segments of the American population while neglecting others, who nonetheless pay for the programming. When Congress debated cutting funding for NPR and PBS, House Democrats appealed to the children's programming on PBS such as ''[[Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' (1968-2001) and ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (1969-present). Puppets of ''Sesame Street'' characters were brought into the House chambers, and Rep. [[Ed Markey]] (D-MA) commented: "Oscar the Grouch has been friendlier to the ''Sesame Street'' characters than President Bush." <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4693682.stm US public TV shows 'facing cuts'], [[BBC]]</ref> Most of PBS's programming, however, is aimed at children as they feed over 12 hours of children's programming every day of the week versus 6–8 hours of adult programming. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[National Public Radio]] | * [[National Public Radio]] | ||
| − | * [[All Things Considered]] | + | * ''[[All Things Considered]]'' |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:18, April 2, 2017
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service in the United States. PBS is affiliated with National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an entity of the federal government. Each member station is owned independently but they share programming and funding which means they show similar programs.
PBS, along with NPR, has been accused of aiming its broadcast toward wealthy, elite segments of the American population while neglecting others, who nonetheless pay for the programming. When Congress debated cutting funding for NPR and PBS, House Democrats appealed to the children's programming on PBS such as Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001) and Sesame Street (1969-present). Puppets of Sesame Street characters were brought into the House chambers, and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) commented: "Oscar the Grouch has been friendlier to the Sesame Street characters than President Bush." [1] Most of PBS's programming, however, is aimed at children as they feed over 12 hours of children's programming every day of the week versus 6–8 hours of adult programming.
