[Kzyxtalk] NPR's All Things Considered

[doug mckenty]

Tim,

I didn't duck Dave's question! There should have been a lot more to that
post than just the stuff about finances.  If nobody else saw it there must
have been a glitch.  Basically, I said that I advocate for the programming
advisory committee to make these decisions but that my personal preference
would be less NPR, especially on the weekends.

My real beef is not about NPR, which I know a lot of people like, but the
lack of alternative voices.  KZYX, in my opinion, doesn't just have some
NPR programming.  It touts itself as an NPR station.  This has become its
"operational philosophy."  I would like to see more variety including
voices that are outright critical of NPR.

There are many in our community who don't like NPR.  They are not all
"radicals" and they have a legitimate point of view.  As members of our
community, they should be allowed to have a voice as well.

Doug M.




On Thursday, February 20, 2014, Tim Bray <tbray at wildblue.net> wrote:

>  Doug, you may be right about the programming fee allocations, I didn't
> find a detailed breakdown in the reports I was looking at.  I'm sure that
> information is available somewhere but I didn't have the time to track it
> down.
> I did want people to understand how the subscription pricing works - it
> isn't a simple matter of paying a fixed fee for a specific program.
>
> As for the rest of it - the debate over how good/bad NPR is will never
> end; it is a lot like arguing over politics.  Most people have their
> opinions and aren't going to change their minds based on someone else's
> arguments.  My own view is that NPR is far from perfect (it often irritates
> the snot out of me, to be honest) but I like listening to it anyway, and I
> think it is equal or superior to most of the alternatives.  It is also
> undeniably popular among the membership.
>
> David's question is pertinent, and ducking it does you no credit.  NPR
> news on KZYX consists of Morning/Weekend Edition, and All Things
> Considered.  If you advocate cutting one or both of those, say so, and tell
> us what you would replace them with.  Advocates for change must offer their
> alternatives instead of just complaining about the status quo.
> The other NPR progams on KZYX are: Fresh Air with Terry Gross (run twice
> each weekday), Wait Wait Don't Tell me on Saturday (my personal fave!), On
> the Media, and the TED Radio Hour.  Would you see any of those cut, and if
> so, how would you replace them?
>
> Tim
>
>
> On 2/19/2014 11:22 AM, doug mckenty wrote:
>
> Tim,
>
>  I thought the total programming fee of 32k included the 22k for
> individual programs plus membership fees like 8k for the NPR membership.
>  So the total payout for programming was the 32k number.  Perhaps you are
> right and they should be added for a total of 55k.
>
>
>
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