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medicated_in_PHL t1_izcr1ek wrote

If you aren’t currently giving them money, you should. They consistently get rated as a very reliable and neutral news source, they don’t fan the flames of division, they have a lot of programming that makes people smarter and more informed, and it’s equally accessible to the very wealthy and very poor.

It’s one of the few high quality public services making the US a better place.

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SoFetchBetch t1_izehk25 wrote

I love WHYY and I donate when I can and I feel great when I do. Win win.

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medicated_in_PHL t1_izehoy4 wrote

Yeah, ever since Trump was elected, I've been monthly donating to WHYY.

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memettetalks t1_izdz819 wrote

Do [insert the CEO of any major national news station] next!

I don't mean to do whataboutism, but if you want someone who knows the TV/radio industry well enough to lead a provider in that industry, you need to offer close to the going rate.

We should lower ALL CEO salaries, of course, but I don't think not donating to WHYY is a good solution to them having an overpaid CEO.

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AKraiderfan t1_izf1xsl wrote

Then please enlighten me and propose a solution that is a good solution to ousting their overpaid CEO.

I don't mean overpaid in that "NON-PROFIT EMPLOYEES SHOULDN'T BE PAID SO MUCH MONEY", but that he's getting paid "National PBS" money, when his station is a glorified regional PBS, with a history of shitty dealings with their journalism employees, directly attributed to the CEO.

And he got this gig not because of any knowledge of tv/radio, unless you think running Weston, an environmental testing/cleanup firm, directly relates to broadcast news.

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memettetalks t1_izfm5vn wrote

I just think that not donating to a cause or service purely because of the CEO is a doomed outlook that won't ultimately help anyone.

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AKraiderfan t1_izfmst3 wrote

Helps me sleep better at night that I'm not contributing to some shmuck, who actively squeezes his lower employees salary numbers (had a friend who was getting paid chump change), but turns around and begs for money on a pledge drive interrupting an infomercial masquerading as some kind of educational program on a week night.

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8Draw t1_izefp34 wrote

You're correct that this salary is obscene. Still, not enough reason not to donate to them.

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