Thursday, September 10, 2015

Big Bird the Corporate Sell Out? Et tu National Geographic?


Sesame Street will no longer air first run programming for children on PBS.  Why we should care. 


National Geographic shifts to "for profit status" in a partnership with Fox. 

1 comment:

  1. In class we discussed how a family's socioeconomic status has a large impact on kid’s education development. The fact that Sesame Street initiated with the purpose of providing every child from every socioeconomic status, specifically those from minority and low income families, with fundamental knowledge and social skills to be prepared for preschool is now being hindered with it’s shift to HBO. Children from higher socioeconomic statuses whose parents can afford the extra HBO fees are at advantage once again! We need to take into account that all children’s education is extremely important and should be prioritized.

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