By Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 1-22-26
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is changing its rules exempting certain late-night and daytime talk shows from being required to provide equal airtime to opposing political candidates.
“Importantly, the FCC has not been presented with any evidence that the interview portion of any late night or daytime television talk show program on air presently would qualify for the bona fide news exemption,” the FCC said in a public notice Jan. 21.
Carr has said those programs, because they air over a broadcast network rather than a cable channel or streamer, have an obligation to serve the “public interest,” and the FCC intends to hold their networks to that standard. » Read More