Beaver@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months ago'I can’t wait to defund the CBC': Pierre Poilievre doubles down on plan to axe CBC after board approves bonusesottawacitizen.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down17
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-link'I can’t wait to defund the CBC': Pierre Poilievre doubles down on plan to axe CBC after board approves bonusesottawacitizen.comBeaver@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squarequicksand@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up39·5 months agoThe US has NPR and PBS but I’m guessing they’re not as influential as the CBC is in Canada
minus-squaren2burns@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up37·5 months agoI don’t even think PBS & NPR are as well funded (though I don’t have sources to support that). That’s why they’re always doing telethons and thanking “viewers like you” for supporting their programming.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·5 months agoAnd they’ve already had massive funding cuts and corporate sponsors stepped in.
The US has NPR and PBS but I’m guessing they’re not as influential as the CBC is in Canada
I don’t even think PBS & NPR are as well funded (though I don’t have sources to support that). That’s why they’re always doing telethons and thanking “viewers like you” for supporting their programming.
And they’ve already had massive funding cuts and corporate sponsors stepped in.