CPB's Commitment to Objectivity and Balance
From its advent almost four decades ago, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has had a legal mandate to ensure "strict adherence to objectivity and balance in all programs or series of programs of a controversial nature." This principle is part of the bedrock of public broadcasting in America, a country built upon a foundation of lively and open political and social discourse.
CPB carries out its mandate by encouraging public comment on programming to individual stations and to CPB's own ombudsmen. By promoting diversity in programming, CPB also ensures that a wide range of perspectives is available to viewers and listeners. Annual Objectivity and Balance, Open to the Public reports, as required by Congress, offer extensive detail on this important goal.
Previous "Open to the Public" Objectivity and Balance Reports
- 2005 Report 368K
- 2004 Report 721K
- 2003 Report 297K
- 2002 Report 385K
- 2001 Report 100K