🚀 go-pugleaf

a couple of people have suggested (in comments re use of statisticians
in news programs) that since mcneil lerher (sp?) is on PBS and doesn't
rely on ad revevues that they are immune from commercial interests.  That's
not exactly true.  They are a syndicated program - they sell segments to
local stations.  Their ability to sydicate themselves (and non profit or not,
they would still like to draw salaries) depends on ratings.  Just as ad
revenues depend on ratings, so does syndication revenues.  PBS is subsidiczed
by public funds - not wholly funded.

gary carson