PBS stations nationwide air “BBC News: The Context,” hosted by British journalist Christian Fraser and produced entirely by the BBC from studios in London and Washington, D.C.
The show features BBC correspondents dissecting international news — heavy on the U.K., Europe, and global politics — with only occasional U.S. coverage. Even when America is discussed, it’s framed by BBC editors, not American journalists
Democrats demand federal funding for PBS to serve the American public. Yet taxpayers are getting a foreign BBC program — already aired worldwide — repackaged on U.S. public TV. PBS was created for American public media.
Why is it broadcasting BBC content?