Hands Off PBS

Support Dingell and Obey's call to investigate political influence in public broadcasting

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), ranking Democrat on the House Commerce Committee, and Rep. David Obey (D-WI), ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, have written a letter to the Inspector General of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) urging him to investigate recent efforts apparently aimed at imposing a conservative political agenda on public broadcasting. Help make sure that the Inspector General conducts a thorough investigation.


Key Points:

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's own research shows that Americans view public broadcasting as objective and balanced.

Recent actions by the CPB could undermine the trust people have in public broadcasting.

Dingell and Obey's call for investigation can help maintain the public's trust in public broadcasting and make sure that politics keeps its Hands Off Public Broadcasting.

Urge your member of Congress to support this investigation.


Take Action!

Email your member of Congress asking him or her to support the Dingell/Obey letter calling for an investigation into the political influence being imposed on public broadcasting by CPB president Kenneth Y. Tomlinson. Let your member of Congress know that you support public broadcasting's independent journalism and quality programming.