... put on material that is critical of him.What is your response to that suggestion? Does he have the power to do that? Could the FCC in fact do that? Anna Gomez: So the FCC does not have the authority, the constitutional right, or the ability to revoke licenses simply ...
WATCH: What the move to pull Kimmel off the air says about free speech under Trump The FCC says on its website that "news distortion must involve a significant event." There is a distinction between "deliberate distortion" and inaccuracies and differences of opinion. Broadcasters are only subject to enforcement if ...
... DEI discrimination.” He also opened separate investigations into CBS and NBC news. Talking about the Kimmel situation on Fox News Wednesday, he said broadcasters with FCC licenses have “a unique obligation to operate in the public interest. And over the years, the FCC walked away from enforcing that public interest ...
... obligations, then license revocation is always a penalty that's possible. Geoff Bennett: When President Trump made similar threats during his first term, the then-FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, said: "I believe in the First Amendment, and under the law, the FCC does not have the authority to revoke a ...
... say, what remedies exist? What can the public do? Within your role, what additional proactive steps are you taking to defend press freedom and the FCC's independence? Anna Gomez: I think it's very important that we all speak up and push back, because the way to address a ...
... Paramount cited financial reasons, but big names both within and outside the company have questioned those motives. In a statement accompanying the deal's approval, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr hailed the merger as an opportunity to bring more balance1 to “once-storied” CBS network. “Americans no longer trust the legacy ...
In our news wrap Monday, police arrested a British man after he drove into a crowd of fans in Liverpool as they celebrated their team's Premier League championship, health officials in Gaza say the latest round of Israeli airstrikes killed at least 52 people and President Trump says he's pardoning a former Virginia sheriff who...
... family and consumer sciences programs over the previous few decades has caused some teacher preparation deserts. In 2015, several organizations launched a “Say Yes to FCS” campaign to get the word out about FCS’ value, as well as encourage it as a profession. Part of the aim was specifically to ...
... is cropping up in democratic elections around the world. Rob Weissman, president of the advocacy group Public Citizen, said he was glad to see the FCC “stepping up to proactively address threats from artificial intelligence and deepfakes, including especially to election integrity.” He urged the FCC to require on-air ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FCC on Thursday restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration; under ...
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