Resolutions passed by the CPB Board of Directors

Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
April 5, 2005

CPB Office of the Ombudsmen

Unanimously

WHEREAS,

Congress has asked the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to both protect the production of public broadcasting from undue interference and to ensure that it represents high standards in accuracy, balance and objectivity; and

WHEREAS,

The CPB Board of Directors wants to encourage dialogue on balance and accountability on public broadcasting; and

WHEREAS,

The ombudsman office is a tested and reliable way to support these objectives;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,

That the CPB Board of Directors hereby establishes the CPB Office of the Ombudsmen as described in the attached Charter.

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