Moyers Challenges PBS on Public Affairs Coverage.

“Don’t get me wrong,” he told attendees of the PBS annual meeting in his keynote address. “What we do is good. It’s just not enough. We need to

respond more to the needs of America as a democratic society, not just a

consumer market. We need more hard-hitting public affairs programming on

controversial issues. We’re good, but we’re bland,” he said, adding that too

often, producers and stations are fearful of offending Congress or driving off

the corporate underwriters who sponsor shows.

Moreover, said Moyers, “With media ownership consolidating, public

television stands alone in our ability to provide independent journalism free

from corporate strings.”