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Michael Getler says of the Daniel Amen "infomercial" controversy: "PBS had nothing to do with the program's content and did not vet the program in any way. Local PBS-affiliated stations are independent, locally owned and operated, get material from sources other than PBS and make their own editorial decisions based on their own guidelines about what to air. But, despite all those things that viewers may or may not be aware of, when that pledge special is broadcast on what viewers do know as their local PBS station, it can cause confusion and challenge."