Media activist Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy has asked PBS's new ombudsman to see whether the network's underwriting rules are permitting underwriters to back programs that serve their interests. He cites the recent
American Experience history of Las Vegas, underwritten by the city's tourist authority and a foundation related to the
Las Vegas Sun. [
Current article.] WGBH told
Current that most funding for the show came from usual series sources not related to Las Vegas and that none of the funders saw the program before underwriting the episode.
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