To get started with a recap...
Juan Williams reported for NPR (National Public Radio, 98% listener supported with 2% coming from gov't) and also shows up on Fox News (100% satan supported). The skism was too much and he got fired from NPR. Here's what a "Juan Williams" search brings up today:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...lliams&spell=1
There are a lot of issues swirling around this story, and feel free to comment on any of them. ex: Is NPR really liberal? Is this good or bad? Should there be a publicly funded conservative channel?
But what interests me most is: should gov't fund any sort of political media--news, art, whatever? I wonder how this is dealt with in other countries.
-If yes--gov't funds should go to wherever its needed, no matter the political content--then what about the gov't supporting some pro-government art/propaganda?
-Is there a difference between the gov't throwing a few dollars to a radio station and to a newspaper? In other words, are media equal?
-Can anything be politically neutral? If not, can it be perfectly balanced between left and right? NPR does a lot more than news--game shows, Fresh Air, a car repair show, music programs, This American Life, etc. Are ALL these shows leftist?
I'm rambling. There's just too much in this story for me to digest and exrete in a clean manner.