>continues to support the very medium that brought his joy and creativity into American homes
The message is more important than the medium. With the advent of the internet and platforms like YouTube it's easier than ever to get your video, your message, into the homes of America.
I’m a big fan of NPR and the quality of their journalism.
But it’s always struck me as odd that their frequent pledge drives suggest the ads they run don’t actually cover their costs.
In effect, each 30-second pledge driver must generate more revenue than a 30-second sponsor ad — which seems like a flaw in their revenue model, where donations are more valuable per minute than their core revenue generating business model.
Wouldn't it be better to let those towers go dark, and await the public outcry, instead of temporarily hiding the effects?
The PBS affiliate stations in most need of federal funding are typically in rural, largely Republican areas. Let their own base tell the party they're not happy about being cut-off from their baseball documentaries and all the educational shows their kids watch.
Wonderful Bob Ross. For me, he is more than a painter. Probably a psychic therapist too. I use his videos as soothing sessions when I'm feeling low. And the way he creates complex imagery with simple brush pressings and sweeps, is beyond words.
If pbs was only balanced or apolitical. There were several high profile blunders they refused to apologize or change. Would have been the same outcome if things were reversed. Heck, they could have done a pbs right and pbs left channel. But they know better. Such is the reason why so many are deserting the left, they’ve drifted way too far left.
Bob Ross Inc are not good people. They stole those paintings from his estate to make a buck. (More specifically, they ruthlessly commandeered his image after he died so they could keep making a fortune.)
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 36.0 ms ] threadThe message is more important than the medium. With the advent of the internet and platforms like YouTube it's easier than ever to get your video, your message, into the homes of America.
But it’s always struck me as odd that their frequent pledge drives suggest the ads they run don’t actually cover their costs.
In effect, each 30-second pledge driver must generate more revenue than a 30-second sponsor ad — which seems like a flaw in their revenue model, where donations are more valuable per minute than their core revenue generating business model.
The PBS affiliate stations in most need of federal funding are typically in rural, largely Republican areas. Let their own base tell the party they're not happy about being cut-off from their baseball documentaries and all the educational shows their kids watch.
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