CBS' Kamala Harris Interview 'Likely' to Be Reviewed, Trump's FCC Chairman Says

[Eugene]

Source: The Wrap

CBS’ Kamala Harris Interview ‘Likely’ to Be Reviewed, Trump’s FCC Chairman Says

Sean Burch
Tue, November 19, 2024 at 12:53 PM EST·3 min read

Brendan Carr, who is set to become FCC chairman when Donald Trump retakes office in January, said a news distortion complaint against CBS is “likely to arise” when the commission reviews the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance.

Carr made the comment on Tuesday morning during an interview on Fox News.

His update came after President-elect Trump complained that CBS and “60 Minutes” deceptively edited an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris last month — a move CBS should lose its license over, Trump suggested. He called the edits “election interference” and the “worst” example of media manipulation he had ever seen during his October interview with Joe Rogan. Soon after, Trump sued CBS for $10 billion for “deceptive doctoring” of said interview.

On Tuesday, Carr said broadcasters like CBS get “free access to a valuable public resource, the airwaves” and are licensed by the FCC; in exchange, “they have to serve the public interest.” He also said it’s worth taking “another look” at that when it comes to CBS.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/news/cbs-kamala-harris-interview-likely-175311126.html

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Related: Trump’s FCC Pick Threatens to Kill Skydance-Paramount Deal Over CBS (The Daily Beast)

[MagickMuffin]

1. * Positive News ALL the time

Apparently they’re close to supplying the public with the news we should hear.


Sunnny disposition rise and shine.

[Wiz Imp]

2. Oh My God

"On Tuesday, Carr said broadcasters like CBS get “free access to a valuable public resource, the airwaves” and are licensed by the FCC"

Trump puts a guy in charge of the FCC that thinks the broadcast TV networks are licensed by the FCC. THEY ARE NOT!! You would think that the guy should have at least some clue as to what the agency he is supposed to head actually does.

[Kid Berwyn]

3. Putin's Little Dicktater

Such an ugly, stupid and popular traitor!

[tritsofme]

4. Imagine the sort of damage he could do if the Fairness Doctrine was still a thing.

That’s why it’s always nuts to me that people want to give the government more authority to regulate speech in media when we are in power. Imagine what someone like Carr would do.

It’s crazy that the FCC might even have this sort of theoretical power, they shouldn’t. But you could read these exact same talking points about “public airwaves” etc when folks on our side are looking for ways to punish media they don’t like.

Maybe it will finally be a wake up call.