CBS, FCC and 60 Minutes

Fair Election Fund urges FCC to hold CBS accountable for 'unlawful conduct’ related to ’60 Minutes’ interview
President Trump has alleged election interference over CBS' handling of a "60 Minutes" interview, and feels the network aided his Democratic rival, then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
CBS Asks FCC to Dismiss ‘News Distortion’ Complaint Over ‘60 Minutes’ Harris Interview as ‘Blatant Interference With Free Speech’
CBS said a complaint with the FCC alleging a '60 Minutes' Harris interview represented 'news distortion' runs afoul of the First Amendment.
CBS urges FCC to reject complaint over '60 Minutes' Harris interview
CBS on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject a complaint over a "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the agency has no lawful role in policing broadcast news editorial decisions.
CBS News requests FCC stop probe into edits of '60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris
The media outlet argued that the federal government becoming a "roving censor” would violate the First Amendment.
CBS hits back at FCC over probe into ‘60 Minutes’ edits
CBS argued that the news distortion complaint should be dismissed, saying the U.S. Supreme Court has never 'recognized a sweeping right by the government to second guess editorial decision-making.'
NAB Seeks FCC Dismissal of CBS ‘News Distortion’ Complaint
"Brendan Carr, stop that CAR!" That's pretty much the message the NAB's legal team is sending the FCC with respect to its consideration of a news distortion complaint from a group that has vociferously attacked CBS for offering viewers two different answers to the same question posed to former VP Harris.
CBS urges FCC to reject ‘news distortion’ complaint over ‘60 Minutes’ Harris interview
CBS, which is owned by Paramount Global, said sanctioning the company over the interview “would blatantly violate the First Amendment by substituting the government’s editorial judgment for
The FCC's Show Trial Against CBS Is a Political Power Play
There is a name for what the FCC is doing in this proceeding: a show trial. When investigations become a performative ...
TV Tech1d
NAB: FCC’s '60 Minutes' Investigation Is Unconstitutional, Invalid
In February, the FCC invited the public to weigh in on the “60 Minutes” interview with the then-vice president after the full ...
Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC’s ‘Unprecedented, Intrusive’ Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
The Democrat opened an inquiry into the agency's "apparent retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by ...
FCC chair sends letter to Google questioning faith-based discrimination claims against YouTube TV
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is confronting Google with questions about allegations YouTube TV is implementing faith-based ...
Opinion
A reminder that Kamala Harris was a terrible candidate
But we will soon learn a bit more about the Harris candidacy from book-length accounts of the 2024 campaign. One that is coming on April 1 is called FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White ...