"Where has all the leadership gone? If not for university presidents, law firm managing partners, and corporate chief executives standing up against bullies, who then will step up for the first amendment? The 'suspending indefinitely' of Jimmy Kimmel immediately after the Chairman of the FCC's aggressive yet hollow threatening of the Disney Company is yet another example of out-of-control intimidation."
"Eisner was referring to the interview that Brendan Carr, Trump's chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, gave to a right-wing podcaster last week, in which he said, "We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead." That same day, Sinclair Media and Nexstar, two companies that own dozens of ABC affiliates in major media markets, announced that they would no longer carry Kimmel's show. Disney then announced Kimmel's suspension."
"According to Masters, the long history between Eisner and Iger and the ugly battle that ushered Eisner out of and Iger into his job played an emotional role in Iger's decision to reverse the suspension. Conscience? Pride? Who knows? The full story behind Kimmel's restoration will come out soon"
Jimmy Kimmel returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live! after an "indefinite" suspension by ABC was reversed. Michael Eisner publicly condemned the suspension, questioning corporate leadership and framing the move as intimidation tied to FCC pressure. FCC chair Brendan Carr warned companies they could face regulatory consequences if they did not act on Kimmel, and major ABC affiliates owned by Sinclair and Nexstar announced they would stop carrying the show. Disney initially suspended Kimmel after those developments. The prior contentious history between Eisner and current CEO Bob Iger appears to have influenced Iger's decision to restore the show.
Read at The Nation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]