I sent a message to the PBS NOVA show.
I have been unable to watch NOVA since I discovered that the show is sponsored by David H. Koch.
Try as much as my mind would like, my heart just won’t let me tune in the show anymore.
There can’t be any doubt about the sponsorship. Look to the bottom of their web page to see:
If you don’t follow politics much and don’t know who David H. Koch is, try putting the
word Koch into the search box at the upper right side of this web site.
Besides this post and anything I might add in the future, you will find the following articles:
Rename the David H. Koch Theater
2,000 Protesters March On Koch Industries’ D.C. Office
Bill Moyers: “Welcome to the Plutocracy!”
May 28, 2011 – 12:55PM
I received a response from nova@whbh.org.
Dear Steven,
WGBH is committed to the editorial integrity of all our programs, adhering to the strictest journalistic standards. To maintain that integrity, and the trust of our audiences, funders are prohibited from any involvement in the editorial process.
NOVA, like all WGBH programs, maintains complete, independent editorial control of its content.
Best regards,
NOVA
Did I say anything about editorial control being the problem?
Here is my response to their response.
Dear NOVA,
Loss of editorial control is not needed for my heart to prevent me from listening to anything that David H. Koch uses to redeem his immortal soul from the devil work he does elsewhere.
/Steve
May 19, 2011
It is one thing to try to atone for past sins. It is quite another thing to try to hide behind good works while continuing to commit these sins. That is what makes the behavior of the Koch brothers and their collaborators in reputation cleansing so worthy of protest.
See my previous post, Rename the David H. Koch Theater.