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Comment by munchler

2 days ago

Until this change, public broadcasting got 85% of its funding from donations, so whatever the term used to mean, that's what it means now.

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pfortuny  2 days ago

Honest question: apart from the name ("Public BC"), what makes it "public" in the US if most of its income is private?

  • munchler  1 day ago

    It gets direct donations from the public.

    • pfortuny  1 day ago

      But then what is the difference between that and any NGO?

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