The President of the TV Academy is reprimanded for the closure of the public broadcasting
The head of the TV Academy, Chris Abyerigo, criticized the Congress for his vote for the vote of the General Broadcasting Corporation (CPB), in a letter praising the organization at the Amy Awards on Sunday evening.
“For more than 50 years, CPB was the backbone of the American public media, as we brought everything from” Sesame Street “to” Mr. Rogers neighborhood “to” finding your roots “and preserving free local stations throughout the country.”
“In many small cities, these stations were not just a cultural life artery, and it was the only emergency alert system that could be relied upon,” and continued.
“But at the end of this year, CBP will close its doors because the Congress voted for its smoothness,” he added, while the audience was screaming, “and the silence of another cultural institution.”
Alago said that the Congress move highlights the power of stories novel to unite people, even in the face of cultural divisions.
He said to applause: “This is a reminder of the importance of our work here, especially at a time when division is dominated … on the main headlines, and telling stories still has the ability to unite us.”
ABREGO encouraged TV makers to continue to follow up in the legacy of the former artists who “seized the power of television to expand horizons, challenge the current situation and bend this arc towards justice.”
He said: “The TV Academy must continue and we all in this room continue to link that force and play it with responsibility.” “In such moments, neutrality is not enough. We must be voices of communication, integration and sympathy.”
“Because we know that culture does not come from above to the bottom,” continued. “It rises from bottom to top.”
Congress approved, in July, a bill to reformulate billions of dollars from foreign aid and public radio funds, including about $ 8 billion of discounts in the United States International Development Agency (USAID) and other external aid, as well as more than a billion dollars in cuts to CPB, which provide some funding to NPR and PBS.
