"Today, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) did an end run around McCarthy to address the problem of disinformation directly at the source. They sent a letter to Rupert Murdoch, chair of the Fox Corporation, and other top Fox executives..."
How about a letter to the FCC about cance…
"Today, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) did an end run around McCarthy to address the problem of disinformation directly at the source. They sent a letter to Rupert Murdoch, chair of the Fox Corporation, and other top Fox executives..."
How about a letter to the FCC about canceling FNC's broadcast license? I believe there is language in FCC broadcast regs requiring licensees to "serve the public interest" in some way. Knowingly, willingly, repeatedly broadcasting lies undermining public faith in a bona fide presidential election that leads to an attempted coup is as great a dis-service of the public interest that I can think of.
The FCC should suspend FNC's broadcast license and make the first requirement for reinstatement pre-recorded and FCC-approved mia culpa confessions of every FNC personality starting with Carlson and Hannity, along with an acknowledgement by one and all that Joe Biden is indeed the bona fide, legally elected president of the United States. Said recording should be required to be broadcast by FNC, during prime time, at least twice, or they lose their license.
I'm just venting now but, damn I'm so angry that Rupert Murdoch and his gang of propagandists are still on the air.
Ditto every word, I am numb from being angry about Rupert, since 1981. From WaPo about Jan 1981, at dinner honoring Mr. Murdock. “Representative Jack Kemp, a New York republican, said, ‘Rupert Murdock used the editorial page, the front page, and every other page necessary to elect Ronald Reagan president.” And he was rewarded beyond his wildest dreams, as he delivered a nightmare to his adopted country…
I wish the FCC could do something about Fox but they only have power over broadcast and Fox is cable. It will take Congress (good luck) to do something about Fox. But just maybe a huge settlement could change their behavior a little since money is the only thing that matters to Fox.
Smartmatic’s lawsuit is likely close behind Dominion’s. Fox might get battered enough for at least some of the deniers to think twice about swallowing their lies?
"Today, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) did an end run around McCarthy to address the problem of disinformation directly at the source. They sent a letter to Rupert Murdoch, chair of the Fox Corporation, and other top Fox executives..."
How about a letter to the FCC about canceling FNC's broadcast license? I believe there is language in FCC broadcast regs requiring licensees to "serve the public interest" in some way. Knowingly, willingly, repeatedly broadcasting lies undermining public faith in a bona fide presidential election that leads to an attempted coup is as great a dis-service of the public interest that I can think of.
The FCC should suspend FNC's broadcast license and make the first requirement for reinstatement pre-recorded and FCC-approved mia culpa confessions of every FNC personality starting with Carlson and Hannity, along with an acknowledgement by one and all that Joe Biden is indeed the bona fide, legally elected president of the United States. Said recording should be required to be broadcast by FNC, during prime time, at least twice, or they lose their license.
I'm just venting now but, damn I'm so angry that Rupert Murdoch and his gang of propagandists are still on the air.
Ditto every word, I am numb from being angry about Rupert, since 1981. From WaPo about Jan 1981, at dinner honoring Mr. Murdock. “Representative Jack Kemp, a New York republican, said, ‘Rupert Murdock used the editorial page, the front page, and every other page necessary to elect Ronald Reagan president.” And he was rewarded beyond his wildest dreams, as he delivered a nightmare to his adopted country…
I wish the FCC could do something about Fox but they only have power over broadcast and Fox is cable. It will take Congress (good luck) to do something about Fox. But just maybe a huge settlement could change their behavior a little since money is the only thing that matters to Fox.
The method of the media transmission should not excuse the mendacity of the content.
I wasn’t aware of the FCC distinction between cable and broadcast.
Even if Dominion wins it’s case, Murdoch’s army of lawyers will put off the day of reckoning for years with appeal after nitpicking appeal.
Smartmatic’s lawsuit is likely close behind Dominion’s. Fox might get battered enough for at least some of the deniers to think twice about swallowing their lies?