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Missoula voices criticize public-broadcasting censorship and proposed limits on arts council grants
Summary
Radio program guests said public-broadcasting programming decisions and a legislator's amendment to restrict Montana Arts Council funding for 'mature' material amount to censorship; Missoula Community Access Television launched a live open-mic show and advocates described the arts council as understaffed.
Speakers on a Missoula radio program criticized programming decisions at Montana Public Broadcasting and a proposed legislative amendment that would limit Montana Arts Council grants to materials deemed "appropriate for the entire family." They said the actions amount to censorship and risk shrinking opportunities for Montana artists and local producers.
The program's commentator said Montana Public Broadcasting has had limited coverage of telecommunications topics and that decisions about programming are sometimes made at a single station in Bozeman. "How does 1 white guy decide what's appropriate for the Montana television audience? I mean, that's censorship," the commentator said.
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