FCC Investigates SF Radio Station for ICE Reporting, Sparking Press Freedom Fears | KQED
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José.
Seriously? We're this far into fascism already?
No, fascists always want to make you think things are worse than they actually are, so you'll give up, and save them trouble.
“Law enforcement operations, immigration or otherwise, are matters of public interest,” said David Loy, legal director for the First Amendment Coalition. “People generally have the right to report this on social media and in print and so on. So it’s very troubling because it’s possible the FCC is potentially being weaponized to crack down on reporting that the administration simply just doesn’t like.”
Time to move to pirate radio, looks like.
Is the FCC going to go back in time and fine any station that ever reported on active police activities? It literally happens all the time. I saw a live video of a standoff with a barricaded suspect on the local news recently.