beSpacific2d ago
An Aural Companion for Decades, CBS News Radio Crackles to a Close. Stalwart of mass media century, the longstanding network that launched careers of journalists like Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite will air final broadcast in May - after 100 years! #trump #maga #CBSNews #Radio represented a century-old pact that #broadcasters made with the #government to provide responsible #journalism free of charge when radio was still an emerging technology.#broadcasting #politics https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/business/media/cbs-news-radio-appraisal.html
CBS News Radio Crackles to a Close

A stalwart of the mass media century, the longstanding network that launched the careers of journalists like Edward R. Murrow will air its final broadcast in May.

The New York Times
PrivacyDigest2d ago

#FCC Chair Carr’s Threats to Punish #Broadcasters Are #Unconstitutional

Carr’s recent threats, like his past threats, are unconstitutional efforts to coerce news coverage that favors President #Trump. He wrongly claims that the FCC’s “public interest” standard allows him and the commission to revoke the licenses of broadcasters who publish news that is unflattering to the government is anathema to our country’s core #constitutional values.
#freespeech #firstamendment

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/fcc-chair-carrs-threats-punish-broadcasters-are-unconstitutional

FCC Chair Carr’s Threats to Punish Broadcasters Are Unconstitutional

EFF joined other digital rights and civil liberties organizations in calling out the unconstitutionality of Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr’s recent threats to punish broadcasters for airing statements he disagrees with. Carr’s recent threats, like his past threats, are...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊3d ago

The supposedly free-market #trump admin seems cool w/ monopolies that serve its interest.

In the article:

"Carr has been a fierce critic of news organizations, accusing them of...'fake news'...threatening to revoke licenses...(when they) do not comport" to his idea of 'public interest.'

His agency said the #Nexstar-#Tegna merger would "empower these #broadcasters to better serve their communities & counter the growing power that national programmers have amassed in recent years." 👀

#USA #FCC

Techdirt6d ago

Brendan Carr Pretends To Be Tough, Demands Broadcasters Support Disastrous War

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/17/brendan-carr-pretends-to-be-tough-demands-broadcasters-support-disastrous-war/

Brendan Carr Pretends To Be Tough, Demands Broadcasters Support Disastrous War

Brendan Carr is once again doing Brendan Carr stuff.Carr has threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of broadcasters that tell the truth about Trump’s disastrous war in Iran. In a post ov…

Techdirt
eicker.news ᳇ tech newsMar 15
#FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened #broadcasters with #licencerevocation over #Iran #warcoverage, following #Trump’s criticism of news outlets for reporting on Iranian strikes damaging US planes. Carr warned broadcasters to correct their coverage, citing the public interest requirement for licence renewal. This move was condemned as government censorship. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/14/fcc-iran-war-coverage/89154891007/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
FCC chair threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.

USA TODAY
MATAK79Mar 15

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FUCK YOU BRENDAN CARR YOU’RE A BOOT LICKING PIECE OF SHIT

#FCC Chairman #BrendanCarr Says TV #Broadcasters Must ‘Correct Course’ or ‘They Will Lose Their Licenses,’ Citing Trump’s Outrage Over #Iran #War Coverage https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fcc-chairman-brendan-carr-says-204507569.html

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Says TV Broadcasters Must ‘Correct Course’ or ‘They Will Lose Their Licenses,’ Citing Trump’s Outrage Over Iran War Coverage

FCC chairman Brendan Carr wrote on X Saturday that broadcasters need to “correct course” or risk losing their broadcasting licenses, citing Donald Trump’s...

Yahoo News
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 14
🚨 Breaking news: The FCC boss is throwing a tantrum over #broadcasters daring to question the Iran war narrative! 📺🤯 Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, a website whines about JavaScript and browser extensions like they're matters of national security. 🌐🔧 #PrioritiesMuch
https://twitter.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/2032855414233047172 #FCCtantrum #IranWar #JavaScriptBrowserExtensions #NationalSecurity #Priorities #HackerNews #ngated
Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) on X

Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they

X (formerly Twitter)
TechdirtFeb 26

Trump FCC Demands ‘Pro-America’ Media Programming All Summer Long

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/26/trump-fcc-demands-pro-america-media-programming-all-summer-long/

Trump FCC Demands ‘Pro-America’ Media Programming All Summer Long

Most of Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr’s time lately has been split between destroying all consumer protection oversight and threatening media companies with fake investigations if they’re…

Techdirt
misryoum global news networkFeb 26

Stephen Colbert, Trump and what’s making broadcasters nervous

https://misryoum.com/us/politics/stephen-colbert-trump-and-whats-making-broadcasters-nervous/

It was an extraordinary media moment: US News Hub late-night host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday publicly blasted his own employer over its handling of his interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas.Colbert contended that his own...

#Stephen #Colbert #Trump #and #whats #making #broadcasters #nervous #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Stephen Colbert, Trump and what’s making broadcasters nervous

It was an extraordinary media moment: US News Hub late-night host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday publicly blasted his own employer over its handling of his

US News Hub
misryoum global news networkFeb 24

Trump Adds Top Breitbart Editors to Pre-State of Union Address Lunch with Broadcasters

https://misryoum.com/us/us-today/trump-adds-top-breitbart-editors-to-pre-state/

President Donald Trump added two of Breitbart News’s top editors to the annual pre-State of the Union off-the-record lunch with news anchors on Tuesday. The president invited Breitbart News’s Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow and Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle to...

#Trump #Adds #Top #Breitbart #Editors #PreState #Union #Address #Lunch #with #Broadcasters #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Trump Adds Top Breitbart Editors to Pre-State of Union Address Lunch with Broadcasters

President Donald Trump added two of Breitbart News’s top editors to the annual pre-State of the Union off-the-record lunch with news anchors on Tuesday.

US News Hub