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A look at the history of public media in the U.S. as Republicans target federal funding

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  • โš ๏ธ Current threats to public media: The video begins by highlighting the recent accusations of ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ liberal bias against public broadcasters by ๐Ÿ“ข President Trumpโ€™s allies, which has led to calls for โœ‚๏ธ defunding PBS and NPR [00:36].
  • ๐Ÿ“œ History of public media: The video explains the ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ history of public broadcasting in the U.S., starting from the dominance of ๐Ÿ“บ commercial networks in the 1900s [01:05]. It then discusses the ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1967 Public Broadcasting Act, which led to the creation of the ๐Ÿข Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) [01:45].
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Funding and political challenges: Public broadcasting has consistently faced ๐Ÿ˜ฅ challenges in securing ๐Ÿฆ stable funding, often encountering โš”๏ธ politically motivated threats [03:39].
  • ๐ŸŽฌ Content and impact: Public media offers ๐ŸŽญ diverse programming, including ๐Ÿง’ childrenโ€™s shows, ๐ŸŽจ arts and culture, and ๐Ÿ“ฐ news [02:38]. It plays a crucial role in ๐Ÿšจ emergency broadcasting and reaches ๐Ÿ’ฏ 99% of the country [07:32].
  • Comparative analysis: ๐ŸŒŽ U.S. allocates less ๐Ÿ’ธ federal funding than other countries, approximately ๐Ÿ’ฒ $1.50 per person per year [06:40].