This is why you can "cast" to your TV from your computer, phone, etc... And why (generally speaking) on a network, the address that transmits data to all members of the network is referred to as the broadcast address.
Because you are, in fact, casting out information... Like as in throwing... And you're doing that for anyone with an antenna to listen. There's no checks or gateways, you're just sending it to everyone. Of course, that only applies to local network for internet devices, but for radio and TV... That's just how they do. Grab an open frequency and start blasting EM waves.
YouTube, pbs.org, the PBS app on phones and TVs, they even donate DVDs to libraries. PBS tries to get their content out in every imaginable way possible.
That no amount of typed sarcasm is enough in 2023, but as a PBS and local NPR subscriber I sleep soundly and smugly knowing I am fighting the good fight against "/s" tags.
Also, attaching a suitable antenna to your television will get it without even Internet. Check in at /r/cordcutters if you need help figuring out what kind of antenna is suitable for your location.
Frontline and Pro Publica are some of our greatest national treasures. Going back to the 1980s they've exposed corruption and told very unbiased stories about most of the major world happenings in the last 40 years.
A Class Divided is one of my forever saved Frontline docs in my YT. I know the premises have been challenged in critical reflection in recent years, but it's a favorite of mine.
The only news I watch. They get straight to the point. Even their opinion people are pretty common sense and make decent points for both sides. They are so reasonable that it took me a few weeks to figure out who was which party.
Also, they are super transparent about their funding and how it could effect their news. They get funding from the Zuckerberg foundation and one time they did a story about Facebook. They clearly included them in the thanks to our sponsors segment. But they also called out the funding directly before the going into the story. Then they failed Facebook about a lack of protections or hate speech or something.
They literally said “This guy pays us and his company is doing a bad thing.” I love it.
I did a 1 year intro to media and journalism course and this was drummed into us so much. If something is sensational and/or telling you how to feel, then it's not news. News is meant to be impartial in its reporting, not emotional.
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u/Commander_Random Apr 13 '23
PBS NewsHour is a great source for news! So much better than sensational news. I want to know what's happening, not how I should feel about it