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Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS | FCC now has “never-before-seen controls” over a newsroom, commissioner warns.
FCC now has “never-before-seen controls” over a newsroom, commissioner warns.
But the agency's approval drew fiery dissent from the only Democratic commissioner, Anna Gomez, after requiring written commitments from Skydance that allow the government to influence editorial decisions at CBS. Gomez accused the FCC of "imposing never-before-seen controls over newsroom decisions and editorial judgment, in direct violation of the First Amendment and the law." Under the agreement, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr explained that Skydance has given assurances that all of the new company’s programming will embody "a diversity of viewpoints from across the political and ideological spectrum."
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