Board Resolution
Resolution of the Board of Directors
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
April 5, 2005
CPB Office of the Ombudsmen
Unanimously
WHEREAS,
Congress has asked the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to both protect the production of public broadcasting from undue interference and to ensure that it represents high standards in accuracy, balance and objectivity; and
WHEREAS,
The CPB Board of Directors wants to encourage dialogue on balance and accountability on public broadcasting; and
WHEREAS,
The ombudsman office is a tested and reliable way to support these objectives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
That the CPB Board of Directors hereby establishes the CPB Office of the Ombudsmen as described in the attached Charter.