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Filmmaker Ken Burns on how cuts to funding for public media could affect Americans

Summary

Filmmaker Ken Burns spoke about how cutting government money for public media might affect his films and children's shows. He discussed this with NPR's Michel Martin.

Key Facts

  • Ken Burns is a filmmaker known for creating documentaries.
  • He spoke with NPR's Michel Martin about public media funding.
  • Public media includes services like TV and radio that are available to everyone.
  • Burns relies on federal funding to help create his documentaries.
  • Cuts to this funding could impact children's programming on public media.
  • The potential loss of funding concerns those who produce and watch public media content.

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