Licenses

• FCC 宣布將審查由 Disney 擁有或管理的八項廣播許可證，原因是該公司的多元、公平與包容（DEI）政策。 • 此舉發生在總統 Trump 要求 ABC 解雇 Jimmy Kimmel 的一天之後，原因是 Kimmel 在一個有爭議的笑話中將第一夫人 Melania Trump 比作「準寡婦」。 • 在近期發生暗殺企圖指控後，關於 Kimmel 的深夜脫口秀獨白是否可能煽動政治暴力的爭論正引起強烈反彈。

• 在白宮因深夜節目主持人的一段評論而發起攻擊後，八項地方廣播執照正接受審查。 • 美國最高媒體監管機構於週二宣布，將加速審查 ABC 所使用的八項地方廣播執照；批評者認為，這是針對不受歡迎的廣播公司採取政治和監管報復的明顯例子。 • 美國聯邦通信委員會 (FCC) 的此番宣布，是在白宮針對 ABC 深夜節目主持人 Jimmy Kimmel 上週關於 Melania Trump 的笑話發起全面攻擊之後發生的。

US president on social media said he was ‘thrilled’ that Brendan Carr was looking into broadcasters’ licenses Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump reinforced comments made by Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), threatening the broadcast licenses of news organizations that report unfavorably on the war in Iran.In a Truth Social post Sunday night, Trump said he was “thrilled” that Carr was “looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic ‘News’ Organizations. They get Billions of Dollars of FREE American Airwaves, and use it to perpetuate LIES …”. Continue reading...

Senator Ron Johnson pushes back, saying he’s not in favor of government meddling in freedom of speechThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, Brendan Carr, is facing pushback from a Republican lawmaker after warning on Saturday that broadcasters could lose their licenses if they run what the federal agency deems “fake news” over the Iran conflict.Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in an interview on the Sunday Briefing on Fox News that he was not in favor of the government control of private enterprise or efforts to meddle with freedom of speech protected under the constitution. Continue reading...