They are imposing their values upon the local affiliates.
And they are putting their corporate interest above the public interest.
They are imposing their values upon the local affiliates.
And they are putting their corporate interest above the public interest.
It is not news. It is not meant to inform the public about a newsworthy event.
No FCC rules were violated. The FCC has no business threatening broadcasters or censoring speech it does not like.
It is not news. It is not meant to inform the public about a newsworthy event.
No FCC rules were violated. The FCC has no business threatening broadcasters or censoring speech it does not like.
But that does not give the FCC the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government does not like.
But that does not give the FCC the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to police content or punish broadcasters for speech the government does not like.
It has no authority to pull their licenses. But the threats are the point.
That's why ABC's capitulation is so disappointing. We cannot allow these corporate parents to trade away our First Amendment freedoms.
It has no authority to pull their licenses. But the threats are the point.
That's why ABC's capitulation is so disappointing. We cannot allow these corporate parents to trade away our First Amendment freedoms.
Because that will be the end result: young people in crisis will lose their lives.
Because that will be the end result: young people in crisis will lose their lives.