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Paula Kerger

  • President and CEO, PBS
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Strengthening Local Voices

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By Paula Kerger
| Midcoast Villager Verified
For the media industry, hope seems to be in short supply. Public broadcasting is grappling with the elimination of federal funding, threatening the existence of many PBS member stations who can be the main source of information for the communities they serve. As more people turn to social media platforms for their news updates, actual newsrooms are trying to lure them back while facing declining revenues and shrinking staff. Is there any reason to hope? Actually, yes.
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America at 250: Why we need public media now more than ever Original

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By Ken Burns, Paula Kerger
| The Hill Verified
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S., it is worth remembering that our founders believed an educated public was not a luxury, but the very foundation of a healthy republic. This principle is as urgent today as it was two and a half centuries ago. Yet at this pivotal moment, President Trump has issued an executive order that threatens to undermine one of the most trusted and vital institutions in American civic life: public media.
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Minnow's biggest legacy

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By Paula Kerger
| Scranton Times-Tribune Verified
Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow left a mark on institutions he cherished and communities he served. As friends and family gather this week to celebrate his life, he will be remembered for his warnings to a nascent broadcast industry of the “vast wasteland” of television.
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