public broadcasting
Viewer-supported programming
Public broadcasting refers to television and radio services funded primarily by government, donations, and grants rather than advertising revenue.
In the United States, PBS and NPR are the main public broadcasters: My kids grew up watching public broadcasting.
The model aims to provide educational and cultural programming free from commercial pressures, though critics debate whether it achieves political neutrality.
Nonprofit American broadcaster
- PBSNon-profit educational broadcaster
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- CBCCanada's public broadcaster
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
radio · network · station · programming · airwaves · frequency · antenna · transmitter
Media aimed at young viewers
- Sesame StreetEducational children's television program
- Mister RogersBeloved children's television host
- literacyAbility to read, write
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
instructional · educational television · nature documentary · NOVA · how-to · enrichment · lifelong learning · preschool
Binding promise given
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- listener-supportedFinanced by audience contributions
- foundationUnderlying support structure
endowment · membership · fundraiser · telethon · sponsorship · tote bag · pledge drive · sustainer
Reports of recent events
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- reportingConveying documented information
- current affairsOngoing public events
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
anchor · coverage · investigation · analysis · feature · editorial · commentary · in-depth
Creative disciplines collectively
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- diversityState of varied elements
- humanitiesStudy of culture
- documentaryFactual film about reality
performance · masterpiece · Ken Burns · world music · indigenous voices · cultural preservation · oral history · independent film
Active citizenship in community
- noncommercialNot for profit
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- communityCollective of connected people
- universal accessUnrestricted entry for all
media literacy · local coverage · underserved communities · accountability · trust · independence · impartiality
On-screen transcription of audio
- audio descriptionSpoken explanation of visuals
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- sign language interpretationTranslating spoken words into gestures
- SAPBusiness software giant
NPR
Nonprofit American broadcaster
television · radio · network · station · programming · airwaves · frequency · antenna · transmitter · channel
children's programming
Media aimed at young viewers
- Sesame StreetEducational children's television program
- Mister RogersBeloved children's television host
- literacyAbility to read, write
learning · instructional · educational television · nature documentary · NOVA · how-to · enrichment · lifelong learning · preschool · Reading Rainbow
pledge
Binding promise given
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- listener-supportedFinanced by audience contributions
foundation · endowment · membership · fundraiser · telethon · sponsorship · tote bag · pledge drive · sustainer · donor
news
Reports of recent events
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- reportingConveying documented information
- current affairsOngoing public events
correspondent · anchor · coverage · investigation · analysis · feature · editorial · commentary · in-depth · long-form
arts
Creative disciplines collectively
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- diversityState of varied elements
- humanitiesStudy of culture
documentary · performance · masterpiece · Ken Burns · world music · indigenous voices · cultural preservation · oral history · independent film · global perspectives
civic engagement
Active citizenship in community
- noncommercialNot for profit
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- communityCollective of connected people
universal access · media literacy · local coverage · underserved communities · accountability · trust · independence · impartiality
closed captioning
On-screen transcription of audio
- audio descriptionSpoken explanation of visuals
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- sign language interpretationTranslating spoken words into gestures
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, video, radio station
- televisionTV, television, TV shows, TV series, network television
- broadcastingTV, radio, television, news, broadcasts
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- mass mediaprinting press, television, radio, magazines, cinema
- Television Historygolden age, network television, color TV, live broadcasts, prime time
public broadcastingcommercial broadcasting
Ad-revenue media transmission
commercial radio · commercial networks · network television · pay television
public broadcastingpay-per-view
Charged-admission television content
subscription television · premium cable · pay television · subscription services · cable television
public, broadcast, publish, publication, publicity, publishing, published, broadly, publicize