The Network · 2026-03-31 15:27:14 · The Intercept
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr champions 'localism' as the core of broadcasters' public interest duty, yet his regulatory actions reveal a starkly different focus. His enforcement targets are not struggling local stations in news deserts, but coverage of international stories from Tehran to San Sa...
The Network · 2026-04-14 15:53:01 · Wired
Internal FCC emails expose a direct pipeline from a conservative legal group into the office of Chairman Brendan Carr, used to build a formal case against late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and his staff. The communications reveal how the Media Research Center, a right-leaning watchdog, leveraged this access to submit detail...
The Network · 2026-04-23 22:24:06 · The Verge
The Federal Communications Commission, under Chairman Brendan Carr, has initiated a formal review of how the TV ratings system handles children's programming featuring transgender or non-binary characters. The FCC's Media Bureau announced Wednesday that it is soliciting public comments on whether the current ratings fr...
The Network · 2026-04-28 17:24:12 · Deadline
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to demand early license renewals from Disney's ABC-owned stations, a regulatory escalation that puts the broadcast giant's local station operations under heightened scrutiny. The move, reported by multiple outlets, signals an aggressive posture by FCC Chairman Brendan ...
The Network · 2026-04-28 17:54:08 · The Verge
A coalition of former Federal Communications Commissioners and agency staffers across party lines is demanding a federal appeals court force the FCC to vote on repealing the News Distortion Policy, escalating a brewing controversy over Chair Brendan Carr's use of regulatory authority.
On Tuesday, the bipartisan group ...
The Network · 2026-04-28 21:54:08 · Deadline
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the agency's sole Democrat, publicly condemned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's decision to launch an early license renewal review for eight ABC-owned stations, labeling it a politically motivated maneuver designed to suppress speech. Gomez called on ABC to resist the pressure, urging the networ...
The Network · 2026-05-09 02:24:42 · ONTD
ABC News is mounting a legal and rhetorical challenge against the FCC's investigation into "The View," accusing the Trump-led agency of threatening "to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech." The confrontation marks a significant escalation between a major broadcast network and f...