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FCC seeks to shift power from national programmers to local broadcasters in public interest push
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr proposes shifting media influence from national networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC back to local ...
Brendan Carr Defends Timing of Paramount Merger Approval: ‘We Ran Normal Course’ | Video
Brendan Carr defended the timing of federal approval for the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media, with the Federal ...
Brendan Carr declares victory over the First Amendment
Turns out a new Fairness Doctrine is just fine under Trump’s FCC.
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FCC Chairman: ‘Legacy Media’ Suffering From ‘Credibility Crisis’
Brendan Carr, in Fox News Interview, Links Declining Trust to Trump's Challenge to 'Gatekeepers' and Sees Market Speaking in Colbert's Cancellation In an interview on FOX News Channel's MediaBuzz on ...
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Probes Comcast Relations With NBC Stations
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Comcast on Tuesday announcing a probe of the company's relations with NBC ...
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Fox News Host Confronts Trump’s FCC Chair On Claim That He Wants ‘Fair’ News Coverage: Does That Mean ‘More Favorable to This President?’
Fox News host Howard Kurtz confronted FCC Chair Brendan Carr on whether he's seeking "fair" news coverage — or coverage "more favorable" to President Trump. The post Fox News Host Confronts Trump’s ...
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CBS agreement with FCC includes hiring a “bias monitor” in “major attack” on free speech
CBS parent company Paramount recently reached an $8.4 billion merger agreement with Skydance Media, a deal the current administration only approved on condition that the network hire a so-called “bias ...
FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s meddling in broadcast journalism contradicts his own avowed views
As a minority FCC member during the Bush administration, Carr condemned government interference with newsroom decisions.
FCC's Brendan Carr has driven away from championing free speech
It's clear that the principles Carr once defended during the Biden administration included unspoken political exceptions.
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Is the FCC coming for Comcast?
After targeting Paramount and Disney, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is eyeing Comcast’s NBCUniversal and its network of local ...
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr investigates NBC over affiliate deals
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has opened a formal inquiry into Comcast’s NBC Universal over co ...
FCC Chair Launches Inquiry Into NBCU Over Treatment Of Local Affiliates
The chairman of the FCC has opened another inquiry into a major media company, this time over the relationship between Comcast ‘s NBCUniversal and its local broadcast affiliates. Brendan Carr informed ...