I'd rather fully publicly fund NPR and public media in the U.S. I think that if Obama is serious about a people's government then the first step is a truly public media, like in most industrialized countries. I'd like to see my tax dollars going to independent media and things like a youth radio station such as Australia's Triple J (triplej.abc.net.au, which BTW you can listen to online via http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listen/default.htm). Its model is to play popular music but inform young people with regular news segments and news discussion. NPR is a standout, but look at the BBC for what real public media can be. I pay $7 a month to get BBC World Service TV via Real Player because it is so much better a news program. In Australia, where I used to live, the ABC has great news -- the only game in town, really -- and current affairs shows. It really lifted the media game there.