FCC Temporarily Suspends Newsroom Content Study, Will "Correct"
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The FCC has suspended its Critical Information Needs (CIN) study until it has corrected it per concerns that some of the questions were inappropriate, and says it will no longer ask any questions of media owners or journalists.
The study has come under fire, fueled by commissioner Ajit Pai's op ed in the Wall Street Journal this week taking issue with it.
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