Here it comes, #Trump’s crackdown on the #FreePress
#FCC Orders Investigation Into #NPR & #PBS
Brendan Carr, Trump appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR & PBS’s *sponsorships* [read: content].
#law #FirstAmendment #1A
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/media/npr-pbs-fcc-investigation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
“We are confident any review of our programming and underwriting practices will confirm NPR’s adherence to these rules,” Katherine Maher, #NPR’s chief executive, said. “We have worked for decades with the #FCC in support of noncommercial educational broadcasters who provide essential information, educational programming, & emergency alerts to local communities across the United States.”
#law #FirstAmendment #1A #FreePress #democracy #USpol #Trump #authoritarianism #autocracy
#PBS said in a statement that it was proud of “noncommercial educational programming,” & worked “diligently to comply with the #FCC’s underwriting regulations.”
#BrendanCarr said in the letter that he planned to notify members of #Congress about his plans.
“In particular, Congress is actively considering whether to stop requiring taxpayers to subsidize #NPR & PBS programming,” he said, adding that he did not believe taxpayer dollars needed to go to the orgs….
@Nonilex Really we should stop paying Congress since they don't work for us anymore.
