- published: 24 Feb 2015
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Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.
Public broadcasting may be nationally or locally operated, depending on the country and the station. In some countries, public broadcasting is run by a single organization. Other countries have multiple public broadcasting organizations operating regionally or in different languages.
Historically, in many countries (with the notable exception of the US), public broadcasting was once the only form or the dominant form of broadcasting. Commercial broadcasting now also exists in most of these countries; the number of countries with only public broadcasting declined substantially during the latter part of the 20th century.[citation needed]
The primary mission of public broadcasting that of public service, speaking to and engaging as a citizen. The British model has been widely accepted as a universal definition. The model embodies the following principles:
It seems like no one’s ever gonna be happy here
Books under your arms won’t help you now
Always on the lookout, so what’s in sight?
Another week in life goes by
He knows the sun
There goes a mind
He knows a day of another kind
He knows the sun
All is pretty, oh so pretty
This can’t possibly be the place to stay
Everyone wishes they were somewhere else
Always on the move, going nowhere
So another year in life just goes by
He knows the sun
There goes a mind
He knows a day of another kind
He knows the sun
All is pretty, oh so pretty
Caught up by the fuzz of everyday life
There goes your bus from the platform
He knows the sun
There goes a mind
He knows a day of another kind
He knows the sun
All is pretty, oh so pretty