Koch money shouldn't influence public television programming -- we want to see the film "Citizen Koch" aired on PBS!

While I understand PBS not wanting to anger big donors, PBS owes it to "we the people" to present information that helps us make the informed decisions necessary to support our democratic republic. That's what the "public" in PBS stands for!

"Citizen Koch" was pulled from a national public television broadcast because of fear of upsetting David Koch, who has been a major donor to public television. But public television stations should answer to viewers like me, not to billionaires like the Koch brothers -- and I want to see this important documentary. Will you join the call for a national broadcast of "Citizen Koch" on Independent Lens?

"Citizen Koch" should be broadcast on PBS to counter the Koch attempt to suppress quality journalism. We already have Rupert Murdoch pulling the string at Fox News. Give PBS back to its viewers!

Additional background: Earlier this summer, a New Yorker article revealed that public television pulled the documentary Citizen Koch from a planned national broadcast – out of fear of upsetting major PBS donor and right-wing billionaire David Koch. Citizen Koch is a powerful documentary by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers that tells the story of the outsized role of money in politics. After we learned what happened, more than 350,000 people around the country signed a petition urging public television to end the self-censorship and air Citizen Koch. Recently we delivered those petitions to public television’s flagship station, WNET in New York – and now we’re stepping up the fight by urging local stations to do the same.

money and power control everything.why should we the people not be allowed to know who or what could be inevitably making decisions that could directly impact all of us?

big money has all the power already. why should we the people not be allowed to know about that power ,and what, and whom they control.

The documentary "Citizen Koch" was pulled from a national public television broadcast because of fear of upsetting David Koch, who has been a major donor to public television. I want to see this important documentary, and public television stations should answer and listen to viewers like me, not billionaires like the Koch brothers--otherwise, why call yourself a "public" TV station? Will you please join me in calling for a broadcast of "Citizen Koch" on PBS Hawaii?

"Citizen Koch" is a censored documentary pulled from a national public television broadcast. They were afraid of upsetting David Koch, who has turned PBS into his own personal propaganda sounding board. But a public institution like PBS has an obligation to tell the truth about people like Koch and their destructive influence on this country. Please join me in asking PBS to air this groundbreaking documentary on their progam "Independent Lens!"

I'm an "active" citizen and am always interested in material that helps me understand the intricacies of our democracy. As such, I have an interest in "Citizen Koch," and even more so that I've heard it is being censored.

Please show documentary on PBS

Viewers like me want PBS to stop the self-censorship and air the documentary "Citizen Koch." I believe that this will let people know how one family (KOCH) can corrupt our politicians.