FCC Chair: ‘I Was Highly Entertained’ by Colbert’s ‘Hoax’ on the Media
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said at a press event Wednesday that he got a big laugh when he looked back at the way CBS “Late Show” Host Stephen Colbert used a hoax to manipulate the media this week.
Justine Brooke Murray Slams Stephen Colbert’s Latest Media Meltdown
MRC Video Content Creator Justine Brooke Murray joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business yesterday evening to deliver a blistering takedown of Stephen Colbert’s latest meltdown — one that wasn’t just sloppy comedy, but a blatant lie aired to millions of viewers.
Colbert: CBS Knows 'Damn Well' They Banned Talarico Interview
On Monday, CBS’s Stephen Colbert alleged that the network forbade him from airing an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over concerns about a potential FCC equal time rule violation. On Tuesday, CBS denied the allegation and said The Late Show was not prohibited from airing the interview but gave Colbert advice on how equal time could be fulfilled, but The Late…
CBS: No, We Didn’t Ban Colbert from Broadcasting Candidate’s Interview
“THE LATE SHOW was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico,” CBS said in a statement Tuesday after the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, claimed he was told he could not air his interview with the Democrat candidate.
Colbert Rants At Carr After CBS Bans Texas Senate Candidate Interview
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert angrily denounced FCC chairman Brendan Carr after CBS told him that he could not interview Texas State Rep. and Senate candidate James Talarico for his Monday show. Colbert accused Carr and President Trump of trying to silence him but ultimately ended up interviewing Talarico anyway and put the video up on YouTube. Beyond the FCC, the main purpose of…
Oliver Darcy’s Website Goes Full Regina George on NewsNation, Pavlich
Writing Sunday night for Oliver Darcy’s website Status (which hurled a series of smears Friday at the Media Research Center and conservative media writ large), Natalie Korach shoveled a series of anonymous jabs and loaded declarations to assert NewsNation is MAGA TV simply to please Donald Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
Bozell: 'Broadcasters Must Follow the Law'
In a recent interview on St. Louis radio station NewsTalkSTL, Media Research Center (MRC) President David Bozell joined host Mike Ferguson to discuss a pivotal shift at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For decades, broadcast networks have operated under a lax interpretation of federal law, but under the leadership of Chairman Brendan Carr, the era of non-compliance is coming to an…
Kimmel And Colbert Accuse FCC Of Trying To 'Squash' And 'Silence' Them
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and CBS’s host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, accused President Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of trying to “squash” and “silence” them on their Thursday shows after Carr announced that he believes the regulations that say broadcast networks must allow for equal time among candidates applies to their shows.
FCC Warns Liberal Talk Shows It’ll Enforce Candidate Guest-Equity Rule
Broadcast network talk shows can’t shirk their responsibility to provide equal opportunities to political candidates by claiming they’re acting as “news” shows, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Media Bureau warned Wednesday.
Doofus Darcy Cries Foul at NewsNation Hiring Pavlich, Spins Conspiracy
In his Monday night newsletter, former conservative media Benedict Arnold and Status founder Oliver Darcy expressed horror that the great people at NewsNation would hire “MAGA Media type personality” Katie Pavlich away from the Fox News Channel (and Townhall) to host a weekday primetime show and argued it “makes little sense”...unless it was to explicitly curry favor with Federal…
NewsBusters Podcast: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Free Speech, TV Bias
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr joins the NewsBusters Podcast to discuss protecting free speech over the airwaves and online, the future of broadcast licenses, and Operation Clean Carts—his push to block fraudulent Chinese hardware from infiltrating U.S. networks. David Bozell asks about the "public interest" standard for broadcast TV affiliates.
PBS: After Kirk's Murder, Trump Using Govt. to 'Crack Down on Dissent'
Friday’s Washington Week with The Atlantic featured regular roundtable journalist Vivian Salama of The Atlantic discussing the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, or rather, the GOP’s supposedly frightening and hypocritical reactions to Kirk’s assassination: "President Trump puts television networks on notice and stokes fears that he`s using the government to…
David Bozell: Americans Are Done Tolerating Left-Wing Media Bias
MRC President David Bozell joined the The Joe Concha Tunnel to Towers Foundation Show Sunday morning to break down the real reason ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
MSNBC Host Claims ‘Hard to Understand’ What Kimmel’s MAGA Smear Meant
As the left-wing media wallowed in their self-absorbed censorship fantasy, MSNBC continued to reaffirm its commitment to being one of, if not the, worst offender. At the end of an exhaustingly boring week, Ana Cabrera Reports decided to add a little pizzazz to Friday morning by blatantly lying about what “comedian” Jimmy Kimmel’s possibly famous last words on ABC actually meant.
