Remove David Koch from Board of Trustees at WGBH

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Remove David Koch from Board of Trustees at WGBH

WGBH produces more than two-thirds of the nationally distributed programs broadcast by PBS, including Masterpiece, NOVA, and Frontline. An anti-science propagandist like David Koch should not have any role overseeing NOVA, or any other WGBH programming.

Until recently, David Koch also sat on the Board of WNET, New York City’s PBS affiliate. While he was on the Board, WNET aired "Park Avenue," a film focused on the money, power, and inequality associated with New York's wealthiest residents, which included David Koch. In an unheard of concession to its Board member, Koch was offered an opportunity to write a statement rebutting the program that aired immediately after the broadcast. Not only that, the agency of public television that curated "Park Avenue," ITVS, pulled its funding from another film "Citizen Koch," apparently due to concerns that it would upset WNET and David Koch.

This clear example of how Koch’s oversight can lead to journalistic self-censorship shows that he does not belong on the WGBH board. Sign the petition and keep up the fight to hold the Koch Brothers accountable:

"Remove David Koch from WGBH’s board of trustees and ensure that public broadcasting remains independent from the influence of radical climate change denial and right-wing attacks on education."