Talk:Kenneth Tomlinson

message: I removed the tag at the top of the discussion page saying this was a religion-related page. Packetmonger (talk) 02:04, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Religion tag

message: I made the following changes:
* Added KT's denial of charges.
* Added that no formal action was taken against him as a result of CPB IG report.  The ref for this was a duplicate, I don't know if there is a way to make it simply point back to the previous ref or if we should move the ref to the bottom of the paragraph.
* Changed the name of the ref as I think the article title was updated.
* Changed the sentence regarding the CPB IG's report on investigators findings to make it more clear that the report was from the IG. 
It is important that the article include that KT denied wrongdoing, and make it clear no formal action was taken in the CPB case and that no criminal investigation or charges resulted from the State Department IG report.  We should also include that his resignation from the CPB was immediately after the board was given the IG's report.  This information should be in the lead.Packetmonger (talk) 08:19, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Added statement that KT denied charges, no formal action was taken re: CPB IG report, revised ref, made minor edit to description of CPB IG's report

message: Here on this talk page I would like to say that I think the current design of the article is pretty fair seeming. When I have time I will try to add a few more printed sources. Although my own experiences would be considered "Original research" & therefore not valid, i have worked & volunteered at my local PBS station for over 25 years.  Been a viewer for about 40 years. The current (soon to retire) general manager is Republican, as is about 2/5ths of the staff & volunteers. The demographic of this stations broadcast membership is about 50 percent republican / conservative. Over the years I have seen political analysis programs that POV'ed the breadth of political spectrum's. From William F. Buckley's classic show, & the McLaughlin Group, to the Washington week in review type programs... Public Broadcasting always seemed to be stretching to be fair to the wide Spectrum of viewpoints. Remember that when in its early days it presented viewpoints critical of the Vietnam War, A Democratic administration was in power. (Bill Moyers was even a political operative of that administration. ) & while most "Commercial broadcast venues" didn't show much interest in the Subject, Public Broadcasting was doing stories on the plights of returned Veterans & their struggles. I would argue that there is indeed roughly a 50% conservative viewership of PBS, (Estimate from membership response) AND- (Don't be a  'hater ' on my POV Bias here) they are INTELLIGENT conservatives. (I truthfully believe there IS such a thing.) & They grumble sometimes about a viewpoint like Moyers, but they feel in general that the network IS balanced. There was genuine concern at this station (Including among republican staff) about some of the things that KT was doing during his tenure, KT sounds like a perhaps genuinely nice person in private life... but thoroughly ethically challenged for most of his Public Sector work. I think this article generally reflects that. Hey what can I say, I really liked the "Readers Digest" , in spite of the occasional 'conservative slant' of "Humor- In Uniform"! Im Just sayin...   71.6.81.62 (talk) 04:45, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Clarification By Current PBS Member