In normal times, a group of citizens banding together and pitching in to save a public institution like PBS would be rewarded. They would be lauded for putting their money where their mouths are.
But these aren’t normal times, as Arkansans who fought to keep PBS programs in the state are learning the hard way.
Arkansas TV’s decision to remove one PBS news program from its lineup and reschedule another is a betrayal to those who were trying to do the right thing. The decision is also going to make it harder for Arkansans to trust the public television network’s leadership…