That was pretty quick. I am happy that a broadcast network takes the threat of losing its broadcast license seriously.
Carr of the FCC cited this:
Carr has justified his hands-on approach by citing a 1934 law which states that “because a given broadcast network is granted airwaves to use exclusively as its own, it needs to operate in ‘public interest, convenience and necessity,” according to The WSJ.
Is misleading the public in the public interest, convenience and necessity? I don't think so. Kimmel made a statement, not an opinion. He stated as fact that the shooter was maga because maga is doing everything they can to not have him be maga. Well, the shooter is not maga. If you don't know if the shooter is maga, don't say he is. It's very simple. Conjecture is not news. But conjecture provided as truth and news is news and can mislead people into believing falsehoods. That is not in the public interest, convenience, and necessity. At least in my opinion.
All Kimmel had to do was say this was his opinion, or this is satire, or a joke, and he probably would have been fine. But he was too full of himself and has gotten away with this sort of thing for so long that he was not concerned with the truth of the matter because he didn't need to tell the truth before. I think he, and ABC, have a different opinion now.
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