You’d think every business could use a little free publicity, but according to businesses reporters, that’s not the case. So, what are businesses trying to hide from the public? In a time when two of the biggest stories in the world are the rising prosperity gap between the rich and poor, and the United States’s implementation of tariffs, business reporting has never been more important. But businesses reporting can be notoriously difficult. So, how do you report on businesses effectively?

What will become of PBS? The Public Broadcasting Service is cultural fixture that has been operating in the United States for 55 years. It is a commercial free service with more than 300 member stations and is known for iconic programs like Sesame Street, NOVA, Frontline, the PBS News Hour, Washington Week, and Mr. Rogers Neighbourhood to name a few. This rare platform for rare independent voices, and high quality documentaries is under fire.

It has been funded, at least in part, by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting but the Trump administration is cutting that funding to PBS and NPR, National Public Radio.

So what does that mean for those beloved programs and services? Veteran broadcast executive Ed Hersh tells us what PBS really is, how it works, and what these cuts mean not only for its survival, but for voices independent of corporate backing.

Are you getting the news you need to know or the news you'll watch or read? Is it really skewed to the negative? Who makes that decision anyway? On The Brothers In Media three former assignment editors explain how stories are picked for you to consume. Patrick Ho of the Toronto Star is our special guest.