When reporting about gun violence, why are those not actually killed... those also shot, who are usually severely injured, disfigured and disabled, ignored? Is being more detailed too complicated? The unacceptable implication is that those who do not actually die are OKAY..... not even remotely true !!!
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Tennessee
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WGBH August 2019 pledge week shows
Massachusetts
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I love Boston channel WGBH but I cannot understand why for the past week and now into this week their pledge week marathon shows are the same films of old music groups that the channel has shown in years past over and over and over from decades ago e.g. the BeeGees, Peter Paul and Mary, The Highwaymen etc. etc. all once great in their time. Why the station owners, or whomever makes these decisions, think that these repeated and repeated again ancient programs will motivate the audience to make pledges is a great mystery. Please explain. By the way, I am 76 years old so loved these groups in their time!
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NPR Newshour August 5, 2019
Wisconsin
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I think that Amna Nawaz is a truly gifted and wonderful journalist and anchor. However, I felt that she totally lost her objectivity while interviewing Larry Ward on Monday. I am no fan of his type of rhetoric but I do not perceive her role to be an adjudicator. That's it. Best. Greg Landretti
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Arthur
July 2019
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Hello, I wanted to complain about the recent episode of Arthur where there was a same-sex marriage. I do not approve of that and I do not like tax dollars used to further that agenda. Same-sex marriage is wrong.
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Recent program on reviving old music in Warsaw
California
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Your program, featuring the attempt to revive largely Jewish influenced music from the 1930's in Warsaw, contains misleading information. To begin with, there may be limited Polish influence along with the overwhelming Jewish connection, but where do you come up with "Polish, Jewish, Palestinian"? The latter has no connection whatsoever and did not exist.
Secondly, you speak of a golden age of such music until the german invasion. There was no golden age for the Jews of Poland and the 1930's saw the enactment of anti- Semitic laws by an anti-Semitic government, even outlawing kosher meat. These were the same people who aided and abetted the destruction of Polish Jewry.
It is truly disgusting that you would present such a mendacious story, somehow believing that you have to kowtow to two historic enemies of the Jewish people.
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Arthur
July 2019
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Hello, I'm calling as a father of six to express my extreme disappointment that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS have decided to portray same-sex marriage in a children's television program. I have six children, as I said, and my wife and I live a traditional lifestyle, and we do not approve of the normalization of what we consider to be indecent conduct. Given the controversy that this generates, I think that CPB would be much much wiser not approving such an episode.
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Carole King "Shot down the congregation."
Wisconsin
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Watched Sat night on Channel 21 WI public broadcasting. Live from Hyde Park, London (2016). Less than a week after 2 mass murders Ela Paso & Dayton, you air a song about Smackwater Jack buying a shotgun, wanting a confrontation, and shooting down a congregatiin? She's one of my (many) favorite singer-songwriters from the early 70's, so I was engrossed in the wonderful show. But I had to cringe and almost throw up at the words to that song, after all the talk of gun control, and who is to blame for the mass shootings over the years. All these types of things are partly responsible, this one alone airing millions (+?) times over many years. How/why could you possibly air a show containing that song less than a week after the latest mass murders?? I feel you owe the entire PBS/PBC audience an explanation of your oversight.
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KHSU
April 11, 2019
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I am calling regarding the demise of public radio station KHSU, located on the campus of Humbolt State University in Arcata, California. This has become a big surprise. It is a very important link between the university and the community. There has been a huge outcry from everyone in the community regarding the shrinking of this radio station and cutting out local programs and cutting out volunteers who have donated a tremendous amount of time over the past decade. This is a shock to everyone and we don't know how or why this happened and what can be done about it. If you could give me any of these answers that would be great. 707 845 0242
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Becoming biased
Ohio
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Watching the the news hour today so biased today I'm withdrawing my funding and my so so many friends will also if thus continues over are in the discussions if we should take it farther and discusse with our senior group if we should take it to the top as we watch pubs news hour for its fair and honest reporting so the time has come we think the guest are getting to much of there on views on the show you should be getting them as much as the government does to keep terrorist out of our country at this point we have one show a week for the next month and if it continues then we will make our decision on moving forward with removing our funding per all of our senior communities ,friends and organizations within. Thank you for listening to our concerns the private public's funding is a concern of having unbiased news.
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KHSU
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Hi, I'm calling today in regards to one of the rural radio stations in Northern California, KHSU. It's located at Humbolt State University. I know its in a category of educational stations, but its also been a community radio station for sixty years. KHSU today laid off most of their employees and are left with two employees, even the people that were paid by the university were laid off. The volunteers and their programs, of which I am a long-time volunteer, have been terminated as well. Somebody who was on air had to end in the middle of his program and its now a canned program that they apparently
This has been a big blow to the community.
I don't know if anyone has brought it to your attention.
I guess the person in charge now is the Vice President
along with the President of the University
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Judy Woodruff should retire
New York
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Ms. Woodruff is well above retirement age. At least she should avoid doing interviews which she is known for asking softball questions.
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