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From Deadline RSS Feed: Former ABC News Journalists Sign Letter Supporting Network As It Pushes Back On FCC: “This Is Political Retaliation, Not Regulatory Enforcement”

ABC is finally fighting back against censorship and pressure from the Federal Communications Commission

ABC/Disney, like most major media companies, has spent much of its time during America’s bout with authoritarianism being a feckless wimp. The company was quick to ditch its already fleeting …

From Deadline RSS Feed: Commissioner Warns Disney’s Josh D’Amaro That FCC Has Been Weaponized Against ABC: “The Process Is The Punishment”

From Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem

ABC said that the the FCC’s efforts to restrict political candidates from appearing on shows like The View amount to a violation of its First Amendment rights, pushing back on Trump-appointed Brendan Carr‘s efforts to use his regulatory authority to…

In late 2023, I wrote a feature for The Verge exploring the FCC’s attempt to stop race and class discrimination in broadband deployment. For decades, big telecoms have not only refus…

Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic Commissioner (because Republicans refuse to seat the second one) is calling for a rigorous review of Paramount and the Ellison family’s planned $11…

Last week the Trump FCC quietly announced that it was cooking up a new ban on any labs that have testing offices in China from testing electronic ‌devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers…

As some members of MAGA media begin pushing back against Trump, there may be a limit to his campaign of retribution

FCC boss Brendan Carr has spent much of the last five years on cable TV whining incessantly about foreign entanglement with U.S. companies. Even companies he doesn’t regulate. He was positive…

Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly came to comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s defense, after President Trump called for him to be fired over jokes the ABC host made last week about first lady Melania Trump. “It’s very inappropriate.…

Brendan Carr’s FCC claims to be moving forward their their plan to “review ABC’s broadcast licenses” because Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about the president’s wife. And i…

After Donald Trump and his allies targeted Kimmel, the FCC moved against ABC and Sen. Ted Cruz is warning that it crosses a line

From Deadline RSS Feed: ABC License Renewals Probe All About DEI, Not Kimmel, FCC Chair Insists Amid Claims Of Political Vengeance; NBC Could Be Next For Review

Among the busy and burdensome affairs of state on Donald Trump’s desk this morning, growing the number of unemployed in America is a clearly a priority.

The National Association of Broadcasters is criticizing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for his scrutiny of Disney and ABC over a joke by Jimmy Kimmel.

Sen. Ted Cruz said in an interview Wednesday that he doesn't believe the FCC should wade into the latest dust-up between Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump.

The post-Correspondents' Dinner goodwill tour was short-lived — and the press corps should've known better

Anonymous insiders tell the access journalists at Semafor that Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr is cooking up a “review” of ABC broadcast licenses after Jimmy Kimmel once again made the Pres…