The founder of America’s leading public affairs media network has issued a warning about government funding of news outlets: Don’t do it.
Brian Lamb, who led the startup of C-SPAN 46 years ago this month, said in a “Founders Day” special just released that he never considered asking for federal funding of the all-Congress cable network and warned that politicians would exert control in return for the support.
“Not only never thought about it, I would have never been involved in it,” Lamb said, adding, “I think it’s a very bad idea to have a government institution fund media in any way. I’ve always felt that way all my life.”
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Former Co-CEO Susan Swain, who joined Lamb in an interview with C-SPAN CEO Sam Feist, added
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