Free press: the FCC(Federal Communications Commission) announces that it’s launching the preliminary process of stripping FOX News of its broadcasting license in Philadelphia over its pushing of Trump’s Big Lie.
Other Fox stations could be investigated. Also, Nextstar, the largest television station owner in the United States, owning 197 …
Free press: the FCC(Federal Communications Commission) announces that it’s launching the preliminary process of stripping FOX News of its broadcasting license in Philadelphia over its pushing of Trump’s Big Lie.
Other Fox stations could be investigated. Also, Nextstar, the largest television station owner in the United States, owning 197 television stations. Sinclair, the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations (after Nexstar), owning or operating a total of 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets (covering 40% of American households) and is the largest owner of stations affiliated with Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, and The CW.
Broadcasters are responsible for selecting the broadcast material that airs on their stations, including advertisements. The FCC expects broadcasters to be responsible to the community they serve and act with reasonable care to ensure that advertisements aired on their stations are not false or misleading.
The FTC has primary responsibility for determining whether specific advertising is false or misleading, and for taking action against the sponsors of such material.
Also Dominion v Fox should be an object lesson for all broadcasters. Garland is not going to bring a criminal action for aiding, abetting and giving comfort to the insurrection, but I can't understand why the police officers and others damaged don't add Fox and others in civil cases.
In a civil case, the standard is a preponderance of the evidence. Was Fox (or others) responsible for defendants acting out and injuring the plaintiffs in the January 6 lawsuits?
Maybe Thom can ask Eric Swalwell and other plaintiffs.
The reason that cops, of all kinds, including Capitol Police, are by an large conservatives, and that means Trump Humpers. Officer Fallone who died, voted for Trump. The secret service, FBI and DOJ are conservatives, and I assume that in their minds, the real enemy are "liberals".
The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is suing two rioters involved in the attack and Trump for his alleged role in egging it on.
Fanone is alive. It's true he voted for Trump.
In addition, DC AG Racine filed a civil lawsuit against to hold the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and their leaders and members accountable for their actions in planning and carrying out the January 6, 2021 attack and violating federal and District laws.
Sicknick also voted for Trump. Too many J6 personnel. failing memory can't hold them all. I probably remember Fallone because he said he would vote for Trump again.
Thanks for the correction. I have an excuse, my age and a craniotomy to remove a cancerous tumor (Oct 2017) that and the radiation has messed with my retention of stuff like names, and dates so I use google extensively. Should have used google this time.
What about Cox, communications. I use Dish for TV (no choice that or Direct TV, and no way Direct TV.
Cox cut their local channel feeds to Dish, because Dish would not be blackmailed into paying $1 billion for TV that was over the air (free) but needed to be relayed to a satellite, and evidently they acquired a spotbeam on a satellite.
The $1 billion cost will of course be passed on to consumers. like me.
Daniel, much appreciate you sharing the "Free Press" story about FCC process. I had not seen this and I will make sources including Medium and Democratic Underground, part of my regular reading and sharing. "Truth and lies, light and darkness, cannot co-exist". Fox has admitted in court they were telling known falsehoods regarding Trump's Big Lie of the 2020 election being stolen and the corruption of the Dominion voting machines. And yet this was never revealed to their rabid listeners, most of whom still believe Fox et al believes the Big Lie. Part of the Dominion settlement absolutely should have included significant required air-time countermanding their prior claims of a stolen election and admitting that they knew this was false information at the time they promoted these claims, as a requirement of them being able to continue broadcasting in the U.S. Now, finally, they may be held to account for their treasonous propaganda that has materially helped drive a major political rift between the American people. Hopefully this will be the beginning of a national cleansing of Fox propaganda across the country but better than losing their broadcast license would be the required counter propaganda message as noted above. This might actually serve to 'cleanse' the political ranks as the MAGA masses realize they have, and are, being systematically lied to by both rightwing media and the rightwing self serving politicians. Good riddance!
Free press: the FCC(Federal Communications Commission) announces that it’s launching the preliminary process of stripping FOX News of its broadcasting license in Philadelphia over its pushing of Trump’s Big Lie.
Other Fox stations could be investigated. Also, Nextstar, the largest television station owner in the United States, owning 197 television stations. Sinclair, the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations (after Nexstar), owning or operating a total of 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets (covering 40% of American households) and is the largest owner of stations affiliated with Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, and The CW.
Broadcasters are responsible for selecting the broadcast material that airs on their stations, including advertisements. The FCC expects broadcasters to be responsible to the community they serve and act with reasonable care to ensure that advertisements aired on their stations are not false or misleading.
The FTC has primary responsibility for determining whether specific advertising is false or misleading, and for taking action against the sponsors of such material.
Also Dominion v Fox should be an object lesson for all broadcasters. Garland is not going to bring a criminal action for aiding, abetting and giving comfort to the insurrection, but I can't understand why the police officers and others damaged don't add Fox and others in civil cases.
In a civil case, the standard is a preponderance of the evidence. Was Fox (or others) responsible for defendants acting out and injuring the plaintiffs in the January 6 lawsuits?
Maybe Thom can ask Eric Swalwell and other plaintiffs.
The reason that cops, of all kinds, including Capitol Police, are by an large conservatives, and that means Trump Humpers. Officer Fallone who died, voted for Trump. The secret service, FBI and DOJ are conservatives, and I assume that in their minds, the real enemy are "liberals".
There are several sets of cases. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4263469-donald-trump-january-6-civil-lawsuit-judge-denies-delay/#:~:text=A%20federal%20judge%20on%20Wednesday,6%2C%202021%2C%20Capitol%20attack.
The estate of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died after responding to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, is suing two rioters involved in the attack and Trump for his alleged role in egging it on.
Fanone is alive. It's true he voted for Trump.
In addition, DC AG Racine filed a civil lawsuit against to hold the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and their leaders and members accountable for their actions in planning and carrying out the January 6, 2021 attack and violating federal and District laws.
Sicknick also voted for Trump. Too many J6 personnel. failing memory can't hold them all. I probably remember Fallone because he said he would vote for Trump again.
Thanks for the correction. I have an excuse, my age and a craniotomy to remove a cancerous tumor (Oct 2017) that and the radiation has messed with my retention of stuff like names, and dates so I use google extensively. Should have used google this time.
I hope they go after Sinclair Broadcasting also.
What about Cox, communications. I use Dish for TV (no choice that or Direct TV, and no way Direct TV.
Cox cut their local channel feeds to Dish, because Dish would not be blackmailed into paying $1 billion for TV that was over the air (free) but needed to be relayed to a satellite, and evidently they acquired a spotbeam on a satellite.
The $1 billion cost will of course be passed on to consumers. like me.
Cox is willing to cut ad revenue to extort Dish.
Daniel, much appreciate you sharing the "Free Press" story about FCC process. I had not seen this and I will make sources including Medium and Democratic Underground, part of my regular reading and sharing. "Truth and lies, light and darkness, cannot co-exist". Fox has admitted in court they were telling known falsehoods regarding Trump's Big Lie of the 2020 election being stolen and the corruption of the Dominion voting machines. And yet this was never revealed to their rabid listeners, most of whom still believe Fox et al believes the Big Lie. Part of the Dominion settlement absolutely should have included significant required air-time countermanding their prior claims of a stolen election and admitting that they knew this was false information at the time they promoted these claims, as a requirement of them being able to continue broadcasting in the U.S. Now, finally, they may be held to account for their treasonous propaganda that has materially helped drive a major political rift between the American people. Hopefully this will be the beginning of a national cleansing of Fox propaganda across the country but better than losing their broadcast license would be the required counter propaganda message as noted above. This might actually serve to 'cleanse' the political ranks as the MAGA masses realize they have, and are, being systematically lied to by both rightwing media and the rightwing self serving politicians. Good riddance!