When the Networks Became the Problem
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News The Broken Bargain Broadcast television was never supposed to be neutral wallpaper. Networks like NBC and CBS were granted privileged access to public airwaves under a clear condition: serve the public interest. Inform the electorate. Challenge power. Maintain a shared factual baseline necessary for democratic decision-making. That bargain…









