Die FCC legt neue Regeln für Talkshows mit politischen Kandidaten fest

**From Ebony Davis, breaking news reporter:**

Late-night and daytime talk shows may have to adjust their guest lineups under revised guidance the Federal Communications Commission issued this week, a move that could revive the agency’s recent tussles with networks.

Shows hosting political candidates generally will not automatically qualify as “bona fide news” programs, which are exempt from the equal-time rule requiring comparable airtime for rival candidates. 

“This statutory requirement and the corresponding FCC rules seek to ensure that no legally qualified candidate for office is unfairly given less access to the public airwaves than their opponent,” the agency announced in a filing Wednesday.

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