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“The Declaration of Independence Applied To The Communications World”: Ken Burns Defends PBS, Tells CBS News That Defunding Public Media Is “Foolhardy”
Burns Called PBS "The Declaration of Independence applied to the communications world."
As Congress considers legislation that would strip federal funding from public media, filmmaker Ken Burns is speaking out on the prospect, calling it “foolhardy” and telling CBS News ‘ John Dickerson, “I couldn’t do any of the films I’ve done without them being on PBS.” The project, which Burns produced and directed with Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, will include a companion book from Geoffrey Ward, its primary author who wrote the documentary series. As President Donald Trump has issued executive orders directing federal agencies to focus on the 250th anniversary, and his Big, Beautiful Bill provides funding for it, Burns has offered a more comprehensive and complicated perspective of American history.
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