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Now with Trump actively suing Rupert Murdoch could the #FCC revive MAD's petition? I think the likelihood that an appeal would be considered just went way up.
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Now with Trump actively suing Rupert Murdoch could the #FCC revive MAD's petition? I think the likelihood that an appeal would be considered just went way up.
MAD co-founder Jonathan Reiss on why they appealed:
"We are right on the facts. Plus, our appeal will demonstrate the difference between our petition and the flimsy cases that Carr has embraced and can be used to strengthen the rules preventing the weaponization of free speech."
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"We are right on the facts. Plus, our appeal will demonstrate the difference between our petition and the flimsy cases that Carr has embraced and can be used to strengthen the rules preventing the weaponization of free speech."
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The FCC’s MAGA standard: Target Trump’s enemies, let Fox News off the hook www.salon.com/2025/03/07/t...
Thank you @salonnewsroom.bsky.social
#FreePress
Thank you @salonnewsroom.bsky.social
#FreePress
The FCC’s MAGA standard: Target Trump’s enemies, let Fox News off the hook
The selective weaponization of the FCC is one of Trump's most powerful tools
www.salon.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
MAD co-founder Jonathan Reiss on why they appealed:
"We are right on the facts. Plus, our appeal will demonstrate the difference between our petition and the flimsy cases that Carr has embraced and can be used to strengthen the rules preventing the weaponization of free speech."
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"We are right on the facts. Plus, our appeal will demonstrate the difference between our petition and the flimsy cases that Carr has embraced and can be used to strengthen the rules preventing the weaponization of free speech."
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MAD appealed the decision, saying:
"The decision by previous FCC leadership to ignore Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch's serious character flaws highlighted in multiple court decisions was as misguided as the current Chair's decision not to resurrect MAD's petition."
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"The decision by previous FCC leadership to ignore Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch's serious character flaws highlighted in multiple court decisions was as misguided as the current Chair's decision not to resurrect MAD's petition."
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The Media and Democracy Project, @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social, has appealed the FCC's pre-inauguration decision to toss the group's challenge to the renewal of a Fox-owned TV station's license.
But comments made by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr last week indicate their appeal may go nowhere.
But comments made by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr last week indicate their appeal may go nowhere.
MAD Project appeals FCC's decision to toss WTXF license challenge
The MAD Project has appealed the FCC's decision to dismiss their challenge to WTXF's broadcast license, but the current guard at the agency is unlikely to reverse it.
thedesk.net
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
MAD appealed the decision, saying:
"The decision by previous FCC leadership to ignore Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch's serious character flaws highlighted in multiple court decisions was as misguided as the current Chair's decision not to resurrect MAD's petition."
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"The decision by previous FCC leadership to ignore Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch's serious character flaws highlighted in multiple court decisions was as misguided as the current Chair's decision not to resurrect MAD's petition."
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Days later, Trump's #FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr reinstated all the complaints except for one...
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FCC reinstates complaints against ABC, CBS and NBC for 2024 election coverage
Before Trump appointee Brendan Carr stepped in, outgoing chair had rejected complaints as trying to ‘weaponize’ FCC
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Days later, Trump's #FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr reinstated all the complaints except for one...
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Following the election, then Chair @jrosenworcel.bsky.social dismissed MAD’s petition alongside several Trump-backed complaints targeting CBS, ABC, and NBC.
She wrongly lumped MAD’s case—grounded in judicial findings against Fox—with partisan screeds.
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She wrongly lumped MAD’s case—grounded in judicial findings against Fox—with partisan screeds.
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Outgoing FCC Chair Dismisses Complaints Against TV Stations That ‘Seek to Weaponize’ Agency: ‘The FCC Should Not Be the President’s Speech Police’
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel dismissed four complaints and petitions against local TV stations that seek to 'undermine the First Amendment.'
variety.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Following the election, then Chair @jrosenworcel.bsky.social dismissed MAD’s petition alongside several Trump-backed complaints targeting CBS, ABC, and NBC.
She wrongly lumped MAD’s case—grounded in judicial findings against Fox—with partisan screeds.
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She wrongly lumped MAD’s case—grounded in judicial findings against Fox—with partisan screeds.
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The case centers on Fox’s Philadelphia station. MAD argued that Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch’s role in spreading false election claims disqualified them from holding a broadcast license.
They lacked the character expected of those entrusted to hold those licenses.
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They lacked the character expected of those entrusted to hold those licenses.
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Fox Faces FCC License Threat Over False Election Claims & Jan. 6 Attack
(Updated with second Fox statement) Fox may have forked over $787 million to avoid going to trial in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit over false 2020 election claims, but the Rupert Murdoch...
deadline.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The case centers on Fox’s Philadelphia station. MAD argued that Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch’s role in spreading false election claims disqualified them from holding a broadcast license.
They lacked the character expected of those entrusted to hold those licenses.
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They lacked the character expected of those entrusted to hold those licenses.
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Two years ago, the @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social petitioned the #FCC to deny the broadcast license for one of Rupert Murdoch's television stations. They were joined by a bipartisan group of former Fox executives and FCC Commissioners.
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A former Fox executive now argues Murdoch is unfit to own TV stations
Preston Padden helped Rupert Murdoch launch the Fox broadcast network in the 1990s. Now he argues Murdoch has proved unfit to hold the license for a Philadelphia station.
www.npr.org
July 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Two years ago, the @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social petitioned the #FCC to deny the broadcast license for one of Rupert Murdoch's television stations. They were joined by a bipartisan group of former Fox executives and FCC Commissioners.
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Nats win!! What a comeback
April 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nats win!! What a comeback