Last week, CJMD hosted Public Media Under Pressure, a sobering yet productive conversation with Seattle-area public media presidents Rob Dunlop, Cascade PBS; David Fischer, KNKX; and Tina Pamintuan, KUOW.
Together with CJMD co-director Matt Powers, panelists discussed the growing challenges facing public media, including threats to federal funding. The conversation offered both a candid look at the obstacles ahead and a hopeful vision for how public media can continue to serve the public good. Speakers included
Rob Dunlop shared these specific recommendation for how we can all take action:
- Join Protect My Public Media.
- Contact your congressional representative and urge them to support public media. You can look up your representative and get their contact information or email them through Protect My Public Media.
- Become a member of your local public broadcasting stations (Cascade PBS, KNKX, KUOW)