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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

The Left Should Be Embarrassed by Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by Disney and removed by Nexstar and Sinclair after falsely implying the assassin was MAGA, triggering FCC threats and political backlash.
#jimmy-kimmel-live
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Mike Pence: Donald Trump Has Not 'Changed the Republican Party'

Mike Pence defended employers disciplining entertainers for offensive remarks, criticized FCC involvement, and supported investigating violent actors from 2020 protests while protecting peaceful protesters' rights.
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fromDefector
1 week ago

Charlie Kirk Is A Means To An End | Defector

Political operatives and regulatory pressure are being used to intimidate critics, force corporate compliance, and restrict dissenting speech after a high-profile shooting.
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fromPoynter
1 week ago
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Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech? Free speech experts say no in the Jimmy Kimmel case - Poynter

fromPoynter
1 week ago
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Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech? Free speech experts say no in the Jimmy Kimmel case - Poynter

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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show after FCC chair Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel's comments, prompting Nexstar and Sinclair to pressure ABC amid FCC-sensitive M&A pursuits.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses

Carr has launched formal reviews of nearly all the major broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR and PBS. He has also initiated investigations into the diversity, equity and inclusion actions of the corporate parents of ABC and NBC the Walt Disney Co. and Comcast, respectively. One network has so far escaped his scrutiny: Fox, which is owned by Trump political ally Rupert Murdoch.
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