Jimmy Kimmel Didn't Air Talarico Interview Over Fear of FCC 'Equal Time' Threats
For the second time this year, Talarico appeared on a late-night show only to be bumped in response to federal threats.
For the second time this year, Talarico appeared on a late-night show only to be bumped in response to federal threats.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seems to think TV stations are legally obligated to please the president.
The FCC chairman seems determined to impose a requirement that would amount to a ban on interviews with political candidates.
The equal-time rule is an antiquated regulation that becomes more obsolete with each passing year.
The decades-old regulation imposes burdens that no other media outlets are subject to.
Media bias has been far less harmful than media regulation bias. That can seal off whole markets and make everyone who's left too nervous to speak freely.
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