Ian Masters on “What Happened to KPFK?”
Journalist Ian Masters, host of the show “Background Briefing” heard on KPFK Los Angeles since 1980, writes a thought-provoking essay about failures of Pacifica’s governance and some of their effects on KPFK.
Journalist Ian Masters, host of the show “Background Briefing” heard on KPFK Los Angeles since 1980, writes a thought-provoking essay about failures of Pacifica’s governance and some of their effects on KPFK.
Due to years of mismanagement and the role of sectarian splinter groups and self-interested actors, the Pacifica Foundation finds itself on the precipice of either bankruptcy or dissolution. Pacifica has turned to fringe conspiracy theories, hate speech, snake oil and infomercials to raise money, betraying the Pacifica mission and making those of intelligence, conscience and decency cringe.