ABC files FCC petition arguing Trump administration's inquiry into The View chills free speech
ABC filed a legal petition with the Federal Communications Commission on Friday arguing that the agency's scrutiny of The View threatens First Amendment-protected speech. The dispute centers on whether The View qualifies as a 'bona fide news program' exempt from equal time rules, triggered by an interview with a Texas Democratic state representative on an ABC Houston station. The FCC responded that equal time law 'encourages more speech' and said it would review ABC's bona fide news exemption claim.
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This event sits in the top 1% of divergence this week. 9 outlets covered it, splitting into 9 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Pro-ABC outlets frame this as government chilling of free speech; Breitbart frames it as the FCC ending partisan promotion by broadcasters. The factual dispute over whether The View is news or entertainment drives most of the framing split.
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“In Legal Dispute Over 'The View,' ABC Argues Trump Administration Is Trying To Chill Free Speech”HP HuffPost LEFT
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“ABC Says FCC Violating Its Free Speech Rights as Agency Moves to End Disney-Owned Network's Partisan Promotion”B Breitbart RIGHT
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“ABC accuses FCC of violating its free speech” · The Hill, Politico
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CNNCNN ABC says Trump's FCC is threatening free speech in 'The View' probe 56d ago NPRNPR ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech 56d ago HPHuffPost In Legal Dispute Over 'The View,' ABC Argues Trump Administration Is Trying To Chill Free Speech 56d ago WPWashington Post In legal dispute over 'The View,' ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech 56d ago CENTER2
HThe Hill ABC accuses FCC of violating its free speech 56d ago PPolitico FCC's warnings on political interviews 'chill' First Amendment, ABC says 56d ago RIGHT3
BBreitbart ABC Says FCC Violating Its Free Speech Rights as Agency Moves to End Disney-Owned Network's Partisan Promotion 56d ago WEWashington Examiner ABC takes FCC to task over equal airtime dispute involving The View 56d ago NYPNY Post ABC Accuses FCC Of Violating The First Amendment In Their Attacks On 'The View': An Overreach That "Threatens To Upend Decades Of Settled Law" 56d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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