We could call it the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and it could directly fund local news stations. It could be a hybrid public/non-profit where the government funds some, members stations fund some, and donations fund the rest.

Member stations could be responsible for more local content and be a part of a network that syndicates content from other stations.

It could cover more than just news though - children's programming, think pieces, deeper dives into government.

Man, that would be great.

Edit: Sorry, didn’t mean this to be as sarcastic towards you OP, more annoyed we defunded it last year.

> Edit: Sorry, didn’t mean this to be as sarcastic towards you OP, more annoyed we defunded it last year.

That’s ok I was already doing the whole “obliquely reference things that already exist in the abstract as if they were a novel idea” bit; you doubling down on it kind of makes it better.