FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war

Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage

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Some US media are cheerleading Trump’s Venezuela raid. That’s not their job

An almost admiring feeling pervaded the early coverage – and not just among right-leaning outlets

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Some US media are cheerleading Trump’s Venezuela raid. That’s not their job

An almost admiring feeling pervaded the early coverage – and not just among right-leaning outlets

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Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won | Jane Martinson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/17/donald-trump-bbc-attack-legal-action #Televisionindustry #Television&radio #Pressfreedom #DonaldTrump #ThenewsonTV #USpolitics #UKnews #USnews #Media #BBC
Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won

The legal action has made news and it will do damage. A potential disaster for the corporation and the UK, but a good day’s work for this president, says media commentator Jane Martinson

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BBC chair apologises for Trump speech edit but defends corporation against bias claims

Samir Shah says BBC ‘must champion impartiality’, as Ed Davey warns UK must ‘defend our democracy from foreign interference’

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Move over, Claudia: how Jonathan Ross became a Traitors style icon

Leopard print and corduroy? Top Gun jumpsuits? Wossy’s wardrobe reveals had as much drama as the round table

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BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom, says Tim Davie

Director general says it is inappropriate for a journalist who may be covering that issue ‘to be campaigning in that way’

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In 1973, I reported freely on Israel at war. Now its censorship has made that impossible

Today foreign journalists stand on the ‘hill of shame’ overlooking Gaza, reliant on Palestinians for news, says former broadcast war reporter Martin Bell

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The media needs to show how the climate crisis is fueling the LA wildfires

With few exceptions, the news has shied away from showing how the unfolding climate crisis plays a large role in the disaster

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Broadcaster Charlene White looks back: ‘I first faced racist abuse at primary school. I realised I was different and tried not to stick out’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/31/broadcaster-charlene-white-looks-back #Television&radio #Lifeandstyle #ThenewsonTV #Television #Culture #Family
Broadcaster Charlene White looks back: ‘I first faced racist abuse at primary school. I realised I was different and tried not to stick out’

The newsreader on teenage rebellion, losing her mum, and swearing on air

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