Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Art, Or Something Like It
While we are talking about "art," PBS seems to be big news lately. Current PBS people claim they are politically neutral, but they are decrying the new guys trying to achieve balance. Check some of this out:
If you ask me, this sounds like the usual bellyaching that goes on when there is a new guy making changes. And by the way, contending that PBS is not left leaning is like claiming FOXNews is not right-leaning. Get real.
But he has repeatedly criticized public television programs as too liberal overall, and said in the interview, "I frankly feel at PBS headquarters there is a tone deafness to issues of tone and balance."How does that quote support the thesis of the sentence?
Pat Mitchell, president and chief executive of PBS, who has sparred with Mr. Tomlinson privately but till now has not challenged him publicly, disputed the accusation of bias and was critical of some of his actions.This sounds like a distinction without a difference.
"I believe there has been no chilling effect, but I do think there have been instances of attempts to influence content from a political perspective that I do not consider appropriate," Ms. Mitchell, who plans to step down when her contract expires next year, said Friday.
If you ask me, this sounds like the usual bellyaching that goes on when there is a new guy making changes. And by the way, contending that PBS is not left leaning is like claiming FOXNews is not right-leaning. Get real.
