If WFWA Doesn’t Do It….

In the late 1990’s when Conservative politicians first wanted to remove Federal funding for public broadcasting, a smart slogan writer coined the positioning statement “If PBS won’t do it, who will?” The point was that PBS, thanks to federal tax dollars, was in a unique position to produce programming that would otherwise not be successful in the arena of commercial broadcasting. Back then, with very few other media outlets available, the statement made sense.

According to the Indiana Debate Commission, here's where Hoosiers can find tonight's Indiana Senatorial Debate:

Reflecting on that old PBS positioning statement, the Maven is curious as to why WFWA TV 39 has chosen not to carry tonight’s Indiana Senatorial debate live, instead, delaying it and pushing it back to October 26^th. One would think that WFWA would want to be at the forefront of fact finding in an effort to help educate the great, ignorant masses that flock to their digital beacon of truth and enlightenment. Uh, guess not. If WFWA won’t do it…apparently, others will.

Observant readers will note that WPTA, aka Indiana’s NewCenter is not carrying the great debate live on their air, either. They are, however, “streaming” the event, in real time, giving viewers a chance to see it on their laptops, tablets and smart phones, without having to wait until October 26^th.

Something to keep in mind during the next pledge drive….