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Yet another reason to give money to bloggers:

The government-funded nonprofit group that oversees public broadcasting appointed two veteran journalists to critique the work of public radio and TV programming, following recent criticism over what is seen and heard on the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio.

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The appointments come after a long history of conservative complaints about alleged bias on PBS and NPR....Earlier this year, PBS drew conservative ire, including criticism from Education Secretary Margaret Spelling, over its plans to air a children's show featuring the character Buster the Bunny in which Buster visits a real-life lesbian couple in Vermont.

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...A public broadcasting official, who asked not to be named because CPB provides funding to his organization, remarked, "Even a casual read on this is that this is the (fallout) from 'Buster.' By disputing our content, (CPB) can get more involved in what we do. This is another step forward in the politicization of (public) broadcast content."

Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, an advocacy group, said the moves were part of a pattern of conservative appointments at CPB aimed at "neutering public broadcasting editorially."...
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