Steinbuch's sloppy defense of Arkansas TV decisions needs work | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

In a Aug. 14 column, attorney and journalist Robert Steinbuch criticized an earlier piece by Barbara Pryor and Gay White about Arkansas Public Television changing its schedule. Pryor and White said “PBS NewsHour” should return from 10 p.m. to 6 p.m. and that “Washington Week with The Atlantic” should be restored after being displaced. Steinbuch’s response described the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as a private corporation funded by Americans, prompting rebuttal. The writer points to the CPB’s creation under the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, notes July 2025 rescissions funding but no repeal of the act, and argues executive director Carlton Wing’s programming moves disregard donors who raised more than $2 million.