“How about no”: FCC boss Brendan Carr says he won’t end news distortion probes

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr says he won’t scrap the agency’s controversial news distortion policy ...

US broadcast regulator reviews network-affiliate relationships after Trump attack on ABC

The White House ratcheted up its attack on ABC News Wednesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized an ABC News ...
The New York Sun

Trump Says Brendan Carr Should ‘Look At’ Revoking ABC’s Broadcast License After ‘Terrible Reporter’ Asks Him About Epstein

Your news is so fake, and it’s so wrong, and we have a great chairman who should look at that,’ the president says.

Seth Meyers Sounded Off About Trump Calling For Late Night To Get Canceled… After Airing Repeat Episode He’d Already Complained About

As of late, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed disdain for a number of current late-night talk show hosts, including ...

Should Your Local CBS Station Be Able to Pick Up Shows From Another Network? The FCC Wants to Find Out

The Commission, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, has started a proceeding that will examine the relationship between networks ...

The ‘Easy Way’ to Crush the Mainstream Media

Most of the administration’s efforts to manipulate the media up to that point had retained at least a patina of deniability.
Nieman Journalism Lab

A bipartisan group of former FCC commissioners wants to take away Brendan Carr’s biggest weapon against journalism

"News distortion" was previously a tool the FCC used against shock jock hoaxes. Under Trump, it's a handy threat against ...