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    1. theatlantic on

      David A. Graham: “Stephen Colbert’s *Late Show* ends in May, and he’s in almost open warfare with his soon-to-be ex-bosses at CBS. Last night, he had planned to broadcast an interview with James Talarico, a member of the Texas state House who is running in a heated Democratic primary for United States Senate. But it was not to be.

      “At the start of his show, Colbert told viewers that CBS had barred him from airing the interview, citing threats from Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission. (You may remember Carr as the guy who sounded like a cartoon mobster while trying to get Jimmy Kimmel fired—‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way’—drawing a rebuke from Senator Ted Cruz.)

      “Colbert savaged CBS. He said that the network had told him not to talk about it, which he defied in dramatic fashion. ‘I want to assure you, ladies and gentlemen—please—I want to assure you, this decision is for purely financial reasons,’ he joked, a sly reference to the rationale that CBS gave for ending his show. Colbert posted the interview on his show’s YouTube channel. CBS said in a statement that *The Late Show* ‘was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico. The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled.’ …

      “Last month, the FCC issued a notice about the equal-time rule, a century-old regulation that says that a broadcast station that provides time to one candidate must provide an equal forum to a rival. The rule has an exemption for ‘bona fide news’—basically, producers can decide what to cover in their programming, because anything else would constitute government interference in the free press. In 2006, the FCC determined that interviews on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno fit under the exemption even if they are not strictly news programming, a precedent that shows have relied on since.

      “But the new notice states that ‘the FCC has not been presented with any evidence that the interview portion of any late night or daytime television talk show program on air presently would qualify for the bona fide news exemption.’ (Carr has not extended this reasoning to talk radio, which conservatives dominate.) This is not just bluster. Earlier this month, Fox News reported that the FCC was investigating ABC’s daytime talk show The View, which has become an important stop for politicians seeking to reach the show’s heavily female audience, for violating the equal-time rule. The reported object of Carr’s ire? An interview with one James Talarico.

      “The Talarico dustups are among several incidents in the past few days that show the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for censoring speech by both the press and ordinary citizens. One year ago, I wrote that Donald Trump and his allies were free-speech phonies who, having campaigned against censorship, were eager to impose it. The threat to First Amendment rights has gotten worse since then.”

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    3. WinOdd7962 on

      Ok CBS officially jumped the shark. The entire company is confirmed compromised now. Even CBS News. If you want another controversy Google Bari Weiss. CBS News should be eliminated as a possible source in r/politics

    6. schwing710 on

      So many precious MAGA snowflakes on the Right can’t handle a talk show host even know they hold literally all the levers of power in politics right now. Truly pathetic

    7. returnofthecursed on

      Talarico is a real one, after hearing him speak a few times I get why the fascists and the censors are scared of him.

    8. WetFinsFine on

      the „anti-cancel-culture“ platform of the GOP pre-election sure as shit has been all over cancelling everything and anything 1A related or even constitutionally relevant in terms of accountability and oversight

      absolute liars & hypocrites

    9. ph103 on

      Funny how the anti-cancel culture crowd is now using the FCC to cancel entire interviews. Guess the First Amendment only applies when you’re not winning the argument.

    11. jrob321 on

      When media companies decline to exercise their Constitutionally protected free speech in fear of backlash from the government you are no longer anticipating the rise and/or threat of a fascist state, you are IN one.

      This is by design.

      This threat by a government agency is intended to create a chilling effect, and a slippery slope in which speech is voluntarily withheld or otherwise stifled resulting in the elimination of dissent.

      It starts out small, and it eventually snowballs to the point the populace is only consuming state approved content.

      This is dangerous.

      This cannot happen in a free state.

    12. highafphotos on

      If only this fairness was mandated to be upheld to be factual and those who abuse it to spread falsehoods could face charges for misleading the public. That would be the day. Not saying simple mistakes should get one charges, but to continue lying about the 2020 election and insurrection/nationwide election fraud attempt while presenting oneself as factual news should be a felony charges for aiding and abetting seditionists while infringing on the rights of people not to be fed traitorous lies and propaganda from unscrupulous sources unwittingly trying to establish false narratives as truths. 

      They’ve become literal traitors to reality along with liberty and justice for all thanks to their easily swayed delusions and fear based lifestyles. It’s insane we sit back and enable these people on their continued Sabotaging of our society by not applying the consequences they deserve for undermining our nation and unity to line their own pockets and protect pedophiles. What a tragic world we have made for ourselves. 

    13. LocalHeat6437 on

      What happens when the Dems decide to turn the tables in 2028 and force Fox to stop being pro Nazi?

    14. kummer5peck on

      Trump is learning (just kidding, no he isn’t) that old lesson that if you tell a little kid not to do something that they will definitely do it. More eyes were on that interview precisely because Trump said not to see it.

    15. mowotlarx on

      The censorship didn’t come from the FCC. It came from CBS and Bari Weiss. Their lawyers know the FCC has no case here and in normal times under normal leadership would have told the show to carry on.

    16. lifeat24fps on

      This current government sure does take a big interest in these shows that are supposedly failing with nobody watching.

    18. Pithecanthropus88 on

      I could have sworn the Reagan got rid of the “equal time” rule.

      Edit: My mistake. Reagan eliminated the Fairness Doctrine which required presenting both sides of an issue equally. Similar, but not the same.

    21. Arctimon on

      They cancelled the show already. Censorship came for Colbert a long time ago.

    22. tomgratz on

      Trump is such a thin skinned yappy little dog that he can’t bear to hear someone criticizing him. Sad and disgusting. Disgusting also that the FCC would carry his water on this. Disgusting !

    23. BotheredToResearch on

      Again.

      It needs to be stated that his show being cancelled was 100% to buy favor and permission for the sale and so Shari Redstone could get even richer.

    24. Cisco-NintendoSwitch on

      They really are the dumbest people to hold their respective positions.

      Bari Weiss wanted to run a gigantic news organization and was too fucking inept to be aware of the Streisand effect.

      Can’t make this shit up.

    26. skulkinglurker7 on

      Thank goodness that CBS pulled the interview with Mr. Talarico due to the FCC. While I like the Colbert show, I don’t watch it often. Had the interview aired, I would not have seen it. Thanks to this government censorship and YouTube, I have seen it. Now I know who this man is and hIS stance on some policies. Again, thank you CBS and FCC. I happy to know a little bit about this man and his name. I don’t know the name/s who he is running against. It seems, at least from my point of view, this censorship had the exact opposite effect of its intention. Stellar work CBS and FCC.

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