With Juan Williams-gate, the controversial resignation of NPR’s president, and legislators threatening to pull funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the heat has been on for public media. The question is: Can public media survive? We tackle the question head on, with help from our panelists and input from the live audience, including representatives from Columbia's other public media outlets, KOPN/89.5 FM and CAT-TV.
Panelists: Barbara Cochran, Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the MU School of Journalism Tim Eby, General Manager, St. Louis Public Radio Frank Morris, News Director, KCUR Kansas City and Harvest Public Media