Trump FCC faces blowback in attempt to police speech on broadcast TV

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特朗普治下的美国联邦通信委员会（FCC）想拿ABC广播公司开刀，惩罚它播出“总统不喜欢的言论”，结果却翻了车——左右翼罕见联手反对，连前几届的共和党、民主党FCC主席都看不下去，直指这是“打压言论、替总统公报私仇”。通俗点说，FCC本来管的是电视台牌照，现在却想用“发牌照”当武器，逼电视台乖乖听话。这次它要求ABC提前提交旗下8家电视台的续牌申请，等于给ABC挂上“待审查”的牌子。背后推手是几个支持特朗普的保守派组织，他们之前就靠“投诉信”搅起过针对亲民主党媒体的调查。这事跟普通人关系不小：如果政府能因为总统不喜欢某家媒体报道就吊销它执照，那以后电视台还敢报批评政府的新闻吗？更微妙的是，保守派自己也担心——今天能用这招整ABC，明天换个总统，这刀可能就砍到自家媒体头上了。所以这次连帮特朗普的保守派都喊“别开这个坏头”。说到底，这不是党派之争，而是所有人都可能踩的坑。

Conservatives and liberals lined up in opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's attempt to punish ABC for speech that President Trump dislikes. Liberal advocacy groups urged FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to end his attacks on ABC, and conservative groups warned Carr not to set a precedent that would harm conservatives in future administrations. Former FCC chairs and commissioners from prior Republican and Democratic administrations also joined in opposition to what they call Carr's "campaign to censor disfavored speech and advance the president’s personal interest." The FCC recently ordered ABC to file early license-renewal applications for the eight TV stations it owns and operates. A petition to deny ABC's license renewals was then submitted by the Center for American Rights, a conservative group whose previous petitions factored heavily into Carr's "news distortion" investigations into broadcasters accused of bias against Republicans and Trump. Another petition to deny was filed by the conservative Media Research Center.Read full article Comments