"There will be no apology and Fiore's cartoon is staying up, said Ellen Weiss, senior vice president for news. "Opinion and satire are going to sting some members of the audience and soothe others," she said."
But didn't Weiss just say they fired Juan for expressing his opinion? Which is it? Either you can express an opinion or you can't. NPR was obviously trying to get rid of Juan for some time. They just had to make up a reson to fire him.
BSmack wrote:No problem for me as long as cable and satellite providers are forced to provide a la carte packages so I am not subsidizing Fox News.
Those are private businesses. If you don't want to subsidize Fox News don't purchase their service.
What a predicable 18th century response from the board reactionary. Sorry, but converting to an HD antenna just to spite Ruppert Murdoch is not on my list of things to do. However, those "private businesses" are using public bandwidth to make their profits. So spare me your libertarian bullshit.
"Once upon a time, dinosaurs didn't have families. They lived in the woods and ate their children. It was a golden age."
—Earl Sinclair
"I do have respect for authority even though I throw jelly dicks at them.
BSmack wrote:No problem for me as long as cable and satellite providers are forced to provide a la carte packages so I am not subsidizing Fox News.
Those are private businesses. If you don't want to subsidize Fox News don't purchase their service.
What a predicable 18th century response from the board reactionary. Sorry, but converting to an HD antenna just to spite Ruppert Murdoch is not on my list of things to do. However, those "private businesses" are using public bandwidth to make their profits. So spare me your libertarian bullshit.
foxnews may get a penney or two of your 130 cable bill. so fukking what? useless networks get some of mine as well. the bottom line is about ratings. so, don't fukking watch it.
mvscal wrote:The only precious metals in a SHTF scenario are lead and brass.
smackaholic wrote:foxnews may get a penney or two of your 130 cable bill. so fukking what? useless networks get some of mine as well. the bottom line is about ratings. so, don't fukking watch it.
No, the fluctuations of a tenth or 2 of a point in ratings mean nothing. Advertisers are not going to pay that much more or less to Fox than they will CNN or even MSNBC. That is why the new battleground for television revenue is in subscriber fees. And that is why Time Warner and Cablevision have both suffered loss of service in one way or another from multiple networks attempting to strong arm them into paying higher subscriber fees. Here's a list of what they were in 2009.
Now, if you made cable TV a la carte, with no restrictions on what was available on each carrier (goodbye exclusive NFL deal with DirecTV) THEN you would have a real marketplace where those networks that people really WANTED to watch would get paid more, and those that are getting 2.1 ratings would get paid what they deserve. Doesn't that sound better?
"Once upon a time, dinosaurs didn't have families. They lived in the woods and ate their children. It was a golden age."
—Earl Sinclair
"I do have respect for authority even though I throw jelly dicks at them.
BSmack wrote:Now, if you made cable TV a la carte, with no restrictions on what was available on each carrier (goodbye exclusive NFL deal with DirecTV) THEN you would have a real marketplace where those networks that people really WANTED to watch would get paid more, and those that are getting 2.1 ratings would get paid what they deserve. Doesn't that sound better?
Shut the fuck up, you stupid asshole. Jesus Christ. Do you really think cable providers haven't thought of that? If ala carte service was a workable business model, somebody would be using it and, if it was as popular as you seem to think, they would soon have a dominant market share and other providers would rapidly follow suit.
Every single time idiots like you go running to the government for every little goddamn thing, you invariably fuck things up even worse. Just stop fucking around with things you know absolutely nothing about.
Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:39 pmUnlike you tards, I actually have functioning tastebuds and a refined pallet.
mvscal wrote:If ala carte service was a workable business model, somebody would be using it and, if it was as popular as you seem to think, they would soon have a dominant market share and other providers would rapidly follow suit.
The cable companies aren't the ones forcing the bundling. It is the media companies that own the cable networks that are using bundling to drive profits. Tell me you knew?
"Once upon a time, dinosaurs didn't have families. They lived in the woods and ate their children. It was a golden age."
—Earl Sinclair
"I do have respect for authority even though I throw jelly dicks at them.
Businesses which are not "driven by profits" do not remain in business very long. I don't need to ask if you knew because it's abundantly clear that you don't.
The bottom line remains that ala carte service is not economically feasible at this time. The demand for it is there as everyone knows. The fact that nobody is servicing that demand is enough to tell any modestly intelligent individual that it doesn't work.
If you think a government mandate would change that, you are one stupid, shit eating motherfucker who should probably be mulched for fertilizer since you are of no other possible use.
Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:39 pmUnlike you tards, I actually have functioning tastebuds and a refined pallet.
In a perfect world I'd be able to watch the History Channel without having to pay for MTV. However, I realize it aint gonna happen. On the other hand I don't see why NPR and PBS get tax dollars to help bolster their business, while others do not. Time to treat everyone equally, I say.
BTW-- rack Juan Williams and his new $$$ contract with the hated/despised (by the lefties) FOX News. NPR's loss is intelligent people's gain.
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WacoFan wrote:Flying any airplane that you can hear the radio over the roaring radial engine is just ghey anyway.... Of course, Cirri are the Miata of airplanes..
mvscal wrote:The bottom line remains that ala carte service is not economically feasible at this time. The demand for it is there as everyone knows. The fact that nobody is servicing that demand is enough to tell any modestly intelligent individual that it doesn't work.
They CAN'T Service the demand because they can't get the content without committing to bundle the stations to begin with. What about that are you failing to understand?
"Once upon a time, dinosaurs didn't have families. They lived in the woods and ate their children. It was a golden age."
—Earl Sinclair
"I do have respect for authority even though I throw jelly dicks at them.
BSmack wrote:No problem for me as long as cable and satellite providers are forced to provide a la carte packages so I am not subsidizing Fox News.
Those are private businesses. If you don't want to subsidize Fox News don't purchase their service.
What a predicable 18th century response from the board reactionary. Sorry, but converting to an HD antenna just to spite Ruppert Murdoch is not on my list of things to do. However, those "private businesses" are using public bandwidth to make their profits. So spare me your libertarian bullshit.
Just curious...why do you edit out the part of the quote he calls you a douche (and other words)?
not much really, but, whatever it is, it's too much. they shouldn't get one thin dime.
there was a time when having pbs was verah nice as the only option was shit big 3 network preogramming, but now we have 964 channels with 5 or 10 of them being fairly interesting. we don't need a gubmint subsidized channel no mo.
and sinc eit ain't much, they can get by fine without it, right?
mvscal wrote:The only precious metals in a SHTF scenario are lead and brass.
Bizzarofelice wrote:so how much government support does npr get
not nearly fusvking enough, btw
WacoFan wrote:Flying any airplane that you can hear the radio over the roaring radial engine is just ghey anyway.... Of course, Cirri are the Miata of airplanes..
Used to listen to a lot of NPR when I jizz-mopped at an accounting firm. Car Talk is good, This American Life is good, Morning Edition and Marketplace are strong, and Diane Rehm is must-hear programming. Used to tune out after 2 because I didn't want to listen to Michelle Martin and Terry Gross talk about women shit, so I would listen to Leykis podcasts.
If more stations were as good as the NPR affiliate here, WAMU, there would be a lot more people listening regularly to NPR. So many smaller towns' stations just run a few programs and classic rock the rest of the day. WAMU has arguably the best local show in the country in Kojo Nnamdi.
I like NPR and think it is a valuable asset to our democracy. Fuck the rest of you.
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
I was actually going to to join in the best bets activity here at good ole T1B...The guy that runs that contest is a fucking prick
Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
I know she had throat cancer. Terrible. But when one sounds like one is gargling broken glass with a hot tar chaser, time to find a new career other than radio. And she still fellates any liberal jerk she can get on her show.
Screw_Michigan wrote:
If more stations were as good as the NPR affiliate here, WAMU, there would be a lot more people listening regularly to NPR. So many smaller towns' stations just run a few programs and classic rock the rest of the day.
I didn't know that's how it worked, I thought it was standardised across the country :? If that's the case, WNED out of Buffalo is genius, it services Southern Ontario aswell and it's 24 hours. Forum at 1:00 pm 'From the Commonwealth Club in Cleveland' is deadly.
I know she had throat cancer. Terrible. But when one sounds like one is gargling broken glass with a hot tar chaser, time to find a new career other than radio. And she still fellates any liberal jerk she can get on her show.
It wasn't throat cancer, it's a voice disorder. Why don't you just wheel your Rascal up to your local public radio station and see if YOU can host a show, you pill-popping, tax dole soaking loser?
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
I was actually going to to join in the best bets activity here at good ole T1B...The guy that runs that contest is a fucking prick
Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
Screw_Michigan wrote:
If more stations were as good as the NPR affiliate here, WAMU, there would be a lot more people listening regularly to NPR. So many smaller towns' stations just run a few programs and classic rock the rest of the day.
I didn't know that's how it worked, I thought it was standardised across the country :? If that's the case, WNED out of Buffalo is genius, it services Southern Ontario aswell and it's 24 hours. Forum at 1:00 pm 'From the Commonwealth Club in Cleveland' is deadly.
It basically goes like this: Public radio stations buy programming from NPR. Those with bigger budgets get more shows and are able to produce their own programming. Those, like WMU's public radio station, WMUK, don't have big budgets, so they run the basics (Morning Edition, Marketplace, sometimes Rehm) and run classical music the rest of the time.
Sounds like you have a real good station in B-lo. Very nice.
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
I was actually going to to join in the best bets activity here at good ole T1B...The guy that runs that contest is a fucking prick
Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
Screw_Michigan wrote:Used to listen to a lot of NPR when I jizz-mopped at an accounting firm.
And I didn't even have to fix that. WTF?
Yes, Spray. Even accounting firms need jizz-moppers. Tell me you knew?
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
I was actually going to to join in the best bets activity here at good ole T1B...The guy that runs that contest is a fucking prick
Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
Screw_Michigan wrote:
Even accounting firms need jizz-moppers. Tell me you knew?
The only thing worse that being a jizz mopper, is telling everyone who has to read it , that you WERE a jizz mopper, over, and over, and over again. We get it jizz mopper...we understand your resume is less than stellar...jizz mopper...
Derron
Screw_Michigan wrote: Democrats are the REAL racists.
kcdave wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:05 am
I was actually going to to join in the best bets activity here at good ole T1B...The guy that runs that contest is a fucking prick
Derron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:07 pm
You are truly one of the worst pieces of shit to ever post on this board. Start giving up your paycheck for reparations now and then you can shut the fuck up about your racist blasts.
Derron wrote:
The only thing worse that being a jizz mopper, is telling everyone who has to read it , that you WERE a jizz mopper, over, and over, and over again. We get it jizz mopper...we understand your resume is less than stellar...jizz mopper...
Aren't you unemployed?
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Why don’t you just STFU.
