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3 weeks agoUS politics
Trump FCC Chair Says Colbert Scandal Stems From Wanting to Give More Airtime For More Democrats'
FCC Chair Brendan Carr defended enforcing the Equal Time Rule and criticized CBS and legacy media for avoiding a Colbert interview to dodge equal-time obligations.
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fromArs Technica
1 week agoTrump FCC's equal-time crackdown doesn't apply equally-or at all-to talk radio
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr selectively enforces equal-time rules on TV talk shows while avoiding similar enforcement on conservative-dominated talk radio, raising concerns about unequal regulatory application.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoSenator Accuses FCC Chair of Launching Investigations Into Every Major Broadcast Network' Except Fox in Tense Exchange
Sen. Amy Klobuchar accused FCC Chair Brendan Carr of selectively targeting broadcasters while investigations into major networks reportedly exclude Fox.
fromAdExchanger
5 months agoAlways Be Closing; 'Sadsung' Fridges | AdExchanger
During an Air Force One press briefing on Thursday, President Trump criticized network evening shows, complaining that "all they do is hit Trump. They're licensed. They're not allowed to do that." And back in July, Trump responded to Colbert's cancellation by saying that Kimmel was next. Not for nothing, but it was also in July when Paramount narrowly won approval from the FCC for its now-completed merger with Skydance.
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fromBusiness Insider
5 months agoJimmy Kimmel's suspension fits squarely into the FCC's new pressure playbook
Kimmel, a late-night host who's long criticized and mocked President Donald Trump, had his namesake show on ABC suspended "indefinitely" after his comments about Charlie Kirk, the right-wing influencer who was killed in public last week. Carr, a Trump appointee, suggested on a conservative podcast on Wednesday that owners of local broadcast stations that license ABC programming should pressure the network to cancel Kimmel. He said broadcasters who don't act "in the public interest" could get their licenses reviewed.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months agoCNN's Bakari Sellers Torches Trump Fascism' Amid Jimmy Kimmel-Charlie Kirk Bombshell
ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show after an FCC commissioner threatened action over his remarks about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, prompting accusations of authoritarian censorship.
fromAxios
5 months agoMedia's MAGA makeover
Driving the news: ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off air "indefinitely" on Wednesday in response to the late-night host's comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination. The extraordinary move came after Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr warned ABC that it could face fines or license revocations if it did not "operate in the public interest." Trump celebrated Kimmel's removal - just as he did CBS's decision to cancel Stephen Colbert's show -
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