When CBS prevented Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with a Democratic candidate over Federal Communications Commission equal time rules, Colbert broadcasted the segment on YouTube instead. Historically, the equal time provision mandates equal broadcast access for political candidates, but Congress created exemptions for news programming. Now, critics fear that FCC threats against late-night talk shows signal a growing interference with independent media editorial discretion.
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Net Neutrality: If History Is Any Guide, The Battle Is Far From Over
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to approve new rules that effectively barred Internet companies from prioritizing some Internet traffic over others.
It’s Not Just Politicians: Media Companies Lobby Against Transparency in Elections
Many of the country’s biggest media companies, which own dozens of newspapers and TV news operations, are flexing their muscle in Washington in a fight against a government initiative to increase transparency of political spending.