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How Trump’s FCC Has Already Changed the Media (Possibly Forever)
Carr has opened investigations, challenged broadcast rules and pushed cuts to public media as critics say the FCC is pressuring companies to comply.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has aggressively reshaped the media landscape using enforcement actions to pressure broadcasters. Critics, including FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, accuse Carr of bullying media companies into bowing to conservative policy goals.
- President Donald Trump appointed Carr, a longtime commissioner and Project contributor, as chairman in November 2024. Over the past 18 months, Carr has exerted unprecedented influence, often utilizing news-distortion rules to target programs like 60 Minutes and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
- Carr investigated NBCUniversal and Comcast over DEI efforts, which he claimed were "odious to a free people." The commission also approved a $6.2 billion Nexstar Tegna merger, aiming to boost local broadcaster power to preempt network programs without breach-of-contract penalties.
- FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez warns the agency seeks a "censorship backdoor" by pressuring affiliates to drop disliked programming. Recently, the commission launched an inquiry into children's TV ratings, citing concerns about "controversial gender identity issues" in content.
- Public media organizations face continued scrutiny as Carr previously ordered investigations into whether PBS and NPR stations violated law by "running commercial advertisements." Talk shows like Late Show face cancellations due to ambiguous interpretations of equal-time guidance.
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left2Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Center, 40% Right
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center, 40% of the sources lean Right
40% Right
L 20%
C 40%
R 40%
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