Ep. 254: What is going on with the FCC?

What is the Federal Communications Commission, and why does its chairman think the agency can regulate Jimmy Kimmel's jokes?

Note: Shortly after recording this episode, Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to their stations.

Joining us:

• Anna Gomez, FCC Commissioner

• Ronnie London, FIRE General Counsel

• Bob Corn-Revere, FIRE Chief Counsel

Timestamps:

00:00Intro

04:46What's the FCC?

07:35What's the "public interest" standard?

14:20What is the "fairness doctrine"?

25:21What is the "broadcast hoax" rule?

28:55What is "news distortion"?

35:31Role of network affiliates

41:15What happens now?

Read the transcript here: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/so-speak-podcast-transcript-what-going-fcc

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