PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is ...
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Trump’s FCC Is Investigating Music Industry Payola Claims
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FCC chair accuses predecessors of partisan bias after criticism of media probes
Chair Brendan Carr slammed his predecessors at the department after they criticized him for his probing of major broadcast ...
FCC chairman climbs WKRG broadcast tower to highlight, promote industry
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Led by Trump-picked chairman, the FCC takes aim at media companies
NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR and KCBS radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the Federal Communications ...
Trump order challenges independence of FCC, other agencies
Other agencies that would be affected by new order include Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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FCC readies plan to scrutinize broadcasters, telecoms over DEI initiatives
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Donald Trump And The FCC Chairman Are Waging War On The News Media As Much Of The Industry Frets Over Whether To Fight Back – Analysis
In the blizzard of executive orders, Resolute desk pronouncements and mass firings of President Donald Trump’s first weeks in ...
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PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
also said in a statement that the service has adhered to the FCC guidelines on underwriting messages. As far as the fate of federal funding for PBS is concerned, Kerger is used to playing defense ...