Trump’s FCC pick sends stern letter to Bob Iger, blasting ‘erosion in public trust’
The incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is sending a stern message to the owners of television stations and networks. And he is using ABC’s recent settlement with President-elect Donald Trump as a news peg of sorts.
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The letter follows the recent settlement between the network and Donald Trump over Trump’s defamation suit. The network agreed to pay $15 million to Trump’s future library.
FCC regulator Brendan Carr parlayed cell-tower climbs and social-media acumen to become a leading figure in the next ...
NewsGuard, which prizes its nonpartisan criteria, has become a prime target of the GOP’s battle against disinformation ...
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But Brendan Carr’s letter got into other issues, including retransmission consent and affiliate negotiations and its impact on localism, CNN’s Brian Stelter reported. More from Deadline Attacking ...
Brendan Carr is being disparaged by a variety of establishment corporate media outlets and media activist organizations, but ...
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Incoming FCC chair accuses ABC of eroding public trust in newsFCC member Brendan Carr, who was first appointed to the commission by President Donald Trump and then reappointed by ...
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