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PBS quits Twitter after being labeled ‘government-funded media’

Broadcaster leaves platform a day after NPR’s exit over concerns labels undermine credibility as independent news outlets

The Guardian - US

What Twitter's "Defund NPR" gets wrong

Elon Musk's slapdash decision to label PBS and NPR as "government-funded" isn't just inaccurate, it's risky

Salon

Pearl TV Director Anne Schelle Discusses NextGen TV at the 2023 NAB Show

TV Tech caught up with Anne to assess progress on the transition and discuss what to expect at the NAB Show

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Ax Government Funding for NPR

NPR is no Xinhua, but Elon Musk is correct that it doesn't need government subsidies.

Reason

After PBS quits Twitter, Elon Musk reacts pretty much how you'd expect

Elon Musk didn’t take the news well.

Fortune

Elon Musk gives ‘childish’ response to NPR quitting Twitter

‘Defund @NPR,’ tweeted the Twitter CEO when asked his reaction to NPR’s move

The Independent UK

How To Watch Sanditon Season 3 Online And Stream The Final Instalment From Anywhere

A young woman has the right to choose her own destiny, and Charlotte Heywood is set to finally set upon her own. Read our guide on how to watch Sanditon Season 3 from anywhere.

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What’s on TV this week: 'Barry,' 'The Diplomat,' 'Mrs. Davis,' 'Dead Ringers' and more

Sunday, April 16

Los Angeles Times

Calls for Australia to make contraception free following similar moves by British Columbia, parts of Europe

As parts of Europe and Canada start to provide free access to contraception, women's rights and sexual health advocates are asking for a similar change here.

ABC News

New asthma medicine restrictions will hurt the poorest children the most

Last week, without warning, the federal government significantly restricted the subsidy for an important and safe asthma medicine for children. A short document explained to prescribers what had changed, but gave no reasons.

The Conversation

Elon Musk's date for removing legacy Blue checks on Twitter surprises no one

The Twitter CEO has set a final date for pulling all legacy blue verification checks.

TechRadar

Movie review: ‘Paint’ dabs at comedy as portrait of quirky TV artist

A past-present temporal mashup, “Paint” from first-time feature writer-director Brit McAdams is set in a world that has stood still, or at least been slow to catch up to our present day. The film, which is set in Vermont and is said to be a sendup of pioneering TV artist…

Boston Herald

‘Hollywood skinny jab’: what do we know about anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic in Australia?

Demand for the jab has prompted worldwide shortages of Ozempic, but a new class of drugs has challenged the way we approach obesity

The Guardian - AU

‘Paint’: Give Owen Wilson’s tedious take on Bob Ross the brush-off

Seeing his narcissistic artist interact with thinly drawn characters can be like watching Alizarin Crimson dry.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Television Q&A: Why did TV network change its name?

You have questions. I have some answers.

Los Angeles Times

What’s on TV this week: 'Rennervations,' 'Florida Man,' 'Last Thing He Told Me' and more

Sunday, April 9

AAP

Collapsed east coast builder's debt soars past $60m

Collapsed construction group PBS Building's debts have soared beyond $60m as administrators are granted a special court extension.

ABC News

Life-extending cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta made available on PBS to children aged six and over

Trikafta was added to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme for people over 11 years of age a year ago. Now, it will be available at an affordable price for younger children too, in a hard-fought win for families.

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Iowa PBS Turns To Comark Digital Services For Upgrade of ATSC 1.0 Centralcast

The project also prepares the statewide public broadcaster for a NextGen TV future

The Orange County Register

Owen Wilson would FaceTime people in his Bob Ross-inspired ‘Paint’ outfit

In “Paint,” Owen Wilson plays Carl Nargle, the host of a painting show on Vermont public television, who despite his lack of artistic talent is something of a superstar.

Tribune News Service

PBS chef Pati Jinich traces US-Mexico border on 'La Frontera'

Pati Jinich was a political analyst at the Inter-American Dialogue think tank in Washington, D.C., before she became a Emmy-nominated chef and cookbook author. So her primetime PBS culinary docuseries "La Frontera with Pati Jinich," which uses food to showcase stories of the "fronterizos" who live on the U.S.-Mexico border,…

WEKU

Watch Joni Mitchell perform 'Summertime' at Gershwin Prize concert

James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and Angélique Kidjo are among the artists performing on Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, airing on PBS this evening.

ABC News

COVID-19 antiviral eligibility criteria have changed. Here's who can get Paxlovid on the PBS

An additional 160,000 Australians are now able to access subsidised COVID-19 antiviral treatments after the federal government expanded eligibility criteria under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Russell, political satirist who delivered jokes at a piano, dies at 90

Longtime political humorist Mark Russell, the wise-cracking piano player who skewered Washington's elite with pithy one-liners and upbeat tunes, has died. He was 90.

Tribune News Service

TV shows to watch this week: Brooke Shields doc celebrates resilience

'Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields'

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