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

A Aug. 14 column by Robert Steinbuch took aim at an earlier opinion by Barbara Pryor and Gay White regarding Arkansas Public Television’s schedule shifts. Pryor and White requested that “PBS NewsHour” be moved back from 10 p.m. to 6 p.m., and that “Washington Week with The Atlantic” return after being replaced by other programs. Steinbuch argued about the role of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), calling it a “private corporation funded by the American people,” a framing the rebuttal challenges. The writer notes CPB’s statutory creation under the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, says the July 2025 Rescissions Act removed CPB funding without repealing the 1967 law, and questions executive director Carlton Wing’s programming changes, including relocating shows and affecting viewers who helped replace more than $2 million in rescinded funds.