Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), confirmed on Wednesday that the Commission has begun enforcement actions that it will consider The viewAlleged violations of equal political time rules.
“Disney has a program called The view. This position has been confirmed The view “This is what is known as ‘bona fide news’ in the law,” Carr said during a Wednesday night appearance on Fox News. Ingraham angle. “If you have bona fide news, you don’t have to give the candidates equal airtime. But Disney and The view It has not been proven that this program is actually real news. We’ve started implementation procedures, and we’re taking a look at that. Once again, we will hold broadcasters accountable.”
Recently, Carr and the FCC argued that talk shows, incl The view And others like Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Late Showare not eligible for regulatory exemptions that allow said programs to discuss political candidates without having to meet certain requirements. This represents a shift in how talk shows have long qualified for the equal opportunity exemption as a true news interview (which began when Tonight show In 1996 the aforementioned exemption was granted in 1996).
Carr continued, “Gone are the days when these media broadcasters had to decide what we could say, what we could think, who we could vote for. I think President Trump played a major role in just breaking down the façade that they still have to define the narrative here.”
Also in his country Ingraham’s corner In the interview, the FCC Chairman addressed Stephen Colbert’s claim on Tuesday that CBS prevented him from interviewing Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico due to the FCC’s new equal time rules.
“CBS was very clear that Colbert could do whatever interview he wanted with that political candidate. They just said you might have to commit to equal time, which meant potentially giving airtime to Jasmine Crockett and another candidate,” Carr said. “But instead of doing that, they claim they were victims. It was all about a political candidate trying to get attention and clicks. And the media was treating him like lemmings. They just ate him.”
Colbert’s statement made headlines this week, as CBS issued a statement saying her lawyers provided legal advice regarding Tallarico’s appearance, and that he was not barred from airing the interview.
