GrapeshotJul 22
Dave Rahardja

OK, here is a publicly-shareable dashboard of #PublicBroadcasting stations most at risk (thank you @Runkefer) . This list is sorted by “dependence”, defined as:

Federal revenue / Total station revenue.

In other words, a 90% dependence score means Federal money accounts for 90% of the station’s income.

Since Federal money is being cut by #Trump, the more dependent a station is on Federal money, the more devastated they will be.

I encourage you to pick some station that calls out to you (don’t all pick the number one station!) and find their website and make a *recurring* donation of $5 or $10 a month. Make sure it’s a RECURRING donation, so you give these stations a dependable lifeline.

Don’t forget, some employers will match your donations. Make your bosses support public broadcasting!

https://data.semipublic.co/public/dashboard/79538ae6-407d-49c0-bb7e-73e4a594f8a7

Metabase

Jul 22 at 3:49amWeb
Show threadDave RahardjaJul 22

@Runkefer The maintainer of this data, Alex Curley, has made a convenient website that lets you find a random station to support!

https://adoptastation.org

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media

Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

Show threadRachel UnkeferJul 22
@drahardja Perfect! Thanks!
Show threadGadfly (-booq-)Jul 22

@drahardja @Runkefer What does this list look like if you pair it up flipwise, first--last, second--second-to-last, 3rd--3rd-last, etc.?

Could we put together a useful and productive concept of, like, "adoptive sister-stations", that it might be interesting/curiosity-piquing/specifically-motivating for a person to look up their own?

EDIT: No, wait, funding need is not a linear distribution or anything. So would that not be the best way to do that? maybe if you split by station type, but maybe not even then (would that make it worse)? hm.

Show threadRachel UnkeferJul 22
@gaditb I like this idea. I picked a station kind of randomly, but getting a lot of people to move in concert would be very cool
Show threadDave RahardjaJul 22

@Runkefer American Coalition for Public Radio also has this call-to-action site: https://protectmypublicmedia.org

#publicBroadcasting

Protect My Public Media

Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.

Protect My Public Media
Show threadRevPudDudleyJul 22
@drahardja @Runkefer
No joke -- if you live in a large city in a blue state, your local stations [2 in SF] are probably comfortable, compared to others -- help them out !
A centralized fund wouldn't be bad ?
Show threadRachel UnkeferJul 22

@RevPudDudley @drahardja CPB is the central fund, but their website says it’s best to donate directly to the local stations.

https://cpb.org/aboutpb/what-public-media#supportpb

About Public Media

America’s system of independent local public radio and television stations

Show threadRachel UnkeferJul 22
@RevPudDudley I picked Hopi radio in Arizona off the list. I’ll probably send something to West Virginia too since it’s almost local for me