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June 28, 2007

House and Senate members request investigation into bias and censorship at tax-funded PBS


Senator Tom Coburn, together with Senators Jon Kyl and James Inhofe and Representatives Trent Franks, Peter Hoekstra, and Peter King sent a letter to Kenneth Konz, Inspector General for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Members from both houses of Congress are concerned about alleged ideological bias, conflict of interest, and censorship that prevented a documentary which received a taxpayer-funded $675,000 grant from airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

The film, "Islam vs. Islamists: Voices from the Muslim Center,” was meant to be part of the PBS 11-part series, America at a Crossroads, which examined the challenges confronting the post-9/11 world. There are initial reports that indicate the censorship of this film is related to conflicts of interest and in some cases sympathy to Islamist groups or apologists from among PBS officials and series consultants.


Key Facts:
  • The film "Islam vs. Islamists" was censored by PBS despite being funded by taxpayers with a $675,000 grant.
  • The Corporation for Public Broadcasting receives $400 million from taxpayers each year which it uses to fund over 1,100 public television and radio stations.


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Senator Tom Coburn's activity on the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security

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