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Your hand washing video
Magical Thinking of Mike Pence
PBS Newshour,
Last night’s 4/17/2020 interview with VP Pence was painful to watch. It was like he was a wind up mouthpiece of the outright lies of White House propaganda. He went on and on about the fairytale magical message he was asked to promote about the handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, and refused to participate in any sort of dialogue with Judy Woodruff, talking over her and basically ignoring her attempts to speak until he had finished his memorized recitation. The hospitals are not overwhelmed? Everyone can be tested right now? The government has supplied all hospitals with an abundance of PPE? Does he live under a rock? And then to top it off to include a story about Biden’s alleged misconduct must have had Trump and Fox news salivating with joy. It was painful to watch Judy in such an uncomfortable position with both segments. It was shocking to see PBS contribute to the divisive nature of politics today.
Sincerely, Robin McKay
CARES Act
I urge you to refuse the $75 million from the government as part of the CARES Act and request that those funds be used to provide PPE for healthcare workers. If they get sick, they won't be available when we need them the most. Your leadership has a moral obligation to do the right thing and refuse that money. The country will survive if PBS and NPR had to go off the air or couldn't produce new content. Lives could be saved with $75 million. Can I count on you to do the right thing?
Video explanation
I saw a video of yours in an article. The epidemiologist asks “Have you heard about the new coronavirus?” But they never said what it is or what any virus is. Then they went on to mention washing hands. If you don’t explain what a virus is, then the kids won’t understand. Kids aren’t stupid, they are ignorant. The whole idea of a video is to explain what’s going on. There is more to a kids video than cutesy backgrounds and music. Don’t be lazy, do it right.
Y. Alcindor
She is a marvelous reporter and I have a great deal of respect for her as she stands up to attacks from the oval office. I want her to know that I support her and look forwards to her reports.
Shootings at Kent State University, May 4, 1970
As the 50th anniversary approaches of the shootings at Kent State, I sought out titles, including American Experience, of programs covering this event. To my surprise, there was nothing listed. Are you kidding me? Of all networks, PBS would be the one to cover those events in a fair and unbiased manner. Please let me know if PBS is planning to make these available or is planning some sort of commemoration for the events at Kent State and Jackson State that redefined the Baby Boomer generation.
pbs news hour
It use to be a joy to watch PBS news hour so unbiased, fair ,well rounded, both sides, now it is horrible!!!! no better then any other news outlet lets come together not divide and conquer your reporters are terribly bias, negative, looking for the worse in everything our nation deserves better. lets be fair to all sides WHAT HAPPENED!!!!
nightly business report
Please start another nightly business report.
Monies received from virus package
Please return the monies you received to enable purchases of masks, ventilators, testing kits, and other much needed equipment to save lives.
PBS NEWS
I keep reading your responses to complaints about the news show bias, in which you consistently pass the buck to someone else on grounds that you have no power to do anything about them. If you don't have any power over the content of the shows despite funding them, what exactly do you do?
PBS Newshour
I recently turned to PBS to try and get unbiased news. I am not a Republican or Democrat and definitely not a Trump fan. PBS liberal bias is undeniable and unwatchable.
NEWS HOUR
This is the only place I can find to send Judy a COVID-19 question.
HOW SAFE IS THE MEAT being processed at plants with infected workers? The virus lives on plastic for 2-3 days and all our meat is wrapped in plastic. This is such a basic question and no one has discussed it at all.
Thank you for all you do. We really need it. Karen Kukish karenkukish@gmail.com 781-910-3735
Twilight of the PBS NewsHour?
The cloying on-air relationship between Yamiche Alcindor and Judy Woodruff is swiftly becoming a justification for abandoning my loyal viewership of the NewsHour (in all its iterations) after more than forty years. I do not believe the late Jim Lehrer would embrace the echo chamber character and "mutual admiration society" atmosphere that heavily permeates the NewsHour today.
Yes, you enjoy the freedom of the press and the freedom to increasingly cater to a target audience. Perhaps what the NewsHour has become is what it needs to be to survive its competition in a world of endless choice.
If so, then so be it. In the end, it's likewise an exercise of personal freedom to no longer support the NewsHour, and its host PBS, as I've done before. Perhaps you will further evolve. . . or face extinction.
Good luck.
$75million
The corrupt democRAT Pelosi held up the relief package for a week so that she could inject it with her commie wish list! During that time people were getting sick and some died! People were losing jobs and their businesses so that she could force real Americans who were trying to help America to give in to some those criminal items! You received $75 million that you don't deserve! I know why she did it, you are an organ of the DNC! She has not one iota of shame! Do you? The 75mil would have bought a lot of PPE and save many lives! You could refuse it! Lets just see what you do! I bet that I know!
presidential covid 19 briefings
Please stop televising these atrocious wastes of time.
What has happened to the NewsHour this year?
I have always made a point to watch PBS news programs, specifically the NewsHour over any other network station. However, over the last few months I have been so disappointed with the show, that now I will stop watching and recommending it to other individuals at work.
I have reviewed other feedback comments and I guess I am not the only one that has noticed the bias and one sided opinions, commentaries and reporting since the last election.
Good bye NewsHour, you are insulting and condescending like the rest of the media.
PBS NEws Hour, 4/7/2020; Coronavirus Toll on minority populations
The interview with Chicago Mayor Lightfoot was incomplete. The information contained was correct and sobering. However, no questions were asked about modeling the correct behavior by Black leadership. The local Chicago media had multiple stories about how the Mayor violated her own social distancing rules and blatantly posted pictures of this on social media. She had her hair styled (non-essential business that was supposed to be closed) and picture with stylist right next to her and neither had an protective equipment. Modeling bad behavior encourages others to make bad decisions. It is reminiscent of stories of other Black leaders flaunting their disregard of rules, such as Dak Prescot and Des Bryant (Dallas Cowboys) posting videos of themselves violating orders or Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz) touching microphones.
Christine Amanapour 4/9/20 Fox News broadcast
There are only 2 Conservative news outlets left in our TV broadcast lineup...Fox News & One America News OAN. As in every Presidential election cycle PBS which is now totally Left leaning politically, tries to rob Americans of fact based News. Today’s Anti-Trump anti Republican and anti grass-roots conservative broadcast leaves us no choice but to never send another “Dollar” to a PBS fundraising campaign. “You are the Wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Your motives are exposed God help America
PBS news Yamiche Alcindor
Please review the conduct of Alcindor. Her reporting on the evening news is very BAD for this country. She seems to have an AX to grind and I for one will not stand for her type of reporting.
jUDY wOODRUFF
i admire & respect Judy Woodruff for a job well done. Her demeanor is constant and usually intelligent. I've noticed since the C19 Quarantine she asks questions that some of us obviously already know the answer. She appears to attack in her tone. Perception is that there is puzzlement on questions that are popular and widely broadcast. ?? What's going on? Brooks & Shields is more like a volleyball in her format and seems redundant. May be it's me....too long in the house :-) Thanks for all you do.