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#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
bs2Jun 12, 2022
> FAIR examined front pages of the New York Times between April 1 and April 30, 2022, and compared them to those from May 1 to May 31, 2003. The dates represent the second full calendar months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the US invasion of Iraq, respectively—major armed conflicts involving major world powers illegally invading smaller countries.
https://fair.org/home/invasion-news-fits-on-front-page-more-when-an-enemy-does-the-invading/?
#MediaStudies #FAIRdotOrg #NYT #Iraq #Ukraine #WarCoverage #MediaBias
Invasion News Fits on Front Page More When an Enemy Does the Invading - FAIR

A comparison of New York Times coverage of Ukraine and Iraq shows that the same kinds of news don't always fit on the front page.

FAIR