Weeks before the 2003 U.S./British invasion of Iraq, the BBC's Jeremy Paxman and skeptical British citizens literally cross-examined Prime Minister Tony Blair about evidence/reasons/legality behind the invasion -- an interview whose transcript and Blair's comments became part of Britain's official Iraq inquiry in 2011. (Here's another tough Paxman interview of Blair . . . unrelated to Iraq. And here, Paxman interviews Rusell Brand in Oct. 2013.)
In
our country, pressure from politicians + lack of insulated funding =
embarrassing timidity at so-called "public television"...as evidenced by
PBS surgically removing Tina Fey's comedic swipes at Sarah Palin from a broadcast in November 2010.
Country by country comparisons of taxpayer spending on public broadcasting here.
In Feb, a mini-scandal blew up over corporate underwriting of U.S. public TV and I was interviewed on the topic by The Real News Network. Here's a "Family Guy" take on PBS sponsorship and content. (H/t former student Miranda M)
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