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FCC Commissioner Calls CBS News Decision To Pull '60 Minutes' Segment "Deeply Alarming", Warns Of Trump Getting "Veto
Power Over Critical Reporting”The sole Democrat on the FCC said Monday that the CBS News decision to pull a 60 Minutes segment on Trump administration deportations is “deeply alarming” and risks giving the government “veto power over critical reporting by simply refusing to engage.”
Commissioner Anna Gomez said in a statement, “We are now seeing the real-world consequences of blurring the line between regulatory authority and editorial independence.”
The sole Democrat on the FCC said Monday that the CBS News decision to pull a 60 Minutes segment on Trump administration deportations is “deeply alarming” and risks giving the government “veto power over critical reporting by simply refusing to engage.”
Commissioner Anna Gomez said in a statement, “We are now seeing the real-world consequences of blurring the line between regulatory authority and editorial independence.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fcc-commissioner-calls-cbs-news-200327079.html