CPB Says It's Not Subject to FOIA Disclosure Requirements

As controversial Corporation for Public Broadcasting Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson steps down at the board meeting Sept. 26, the corporation is coming under pressure from media groups to make its operations and programming decision making process more transparent. Free Press, Common Cause and Center for Digital Democracy started an ad campaign this week to draw attention to CPB board meetings being "largely off limits to the press and the public" and calling for more "transparency and accountability." Meanwhile, CPB Inspector Gen. Kenneth Konz, who's probing some of Tomlinson's actions, including his hiring a Republican consultant to monitor programming, is unlikely to present a preliminary report by Sept. 26. [SOURCE: Communications Daily, AUTHOR: Dinesh Kumar] (Not available online)