The MRC Petitions FCC to Bar Renewal of ABC-Owned Broadcast Licenses
In a petition filed Monday with the Federal Communications Commission, the Media Research Center expanded its offensive against Disney and ABC. Speaking on behalf of seven petitioners, MRC President David Bozell made the case that ABC had wronged them and the American people by attempting to influence elections for their own political interests, the spreading of misformation, and the promotion…
MRC’s Bozell Hands FCC Receipts on The View's Overt Bias, Partisanship
ABC’s The View has been under fire for apparent violations of broadcast regulations, and the Media Research Center just handed the Federal Communications Commission the receipts.
The View in the Crosshairs: Why JD Vance Steps into the Lion's Den
When Vice President JD Vance announced his guest appearance on The View, political observers everywhere laced up their sneakers. Why would a conservative trailblazer willingly walk onto daytime television’s most notoriously hostile stage?
Kimmel Claims U.S. 'Has Gone To S***' During Peabody Acceptance
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel accepted his Peabody Award on Sunday with a speech that highlighted how he and the Peabody jurors still have no idea why he was suspended in September, but he nevertheless cited his suspension as proof America has “gone to shit” under President Trump.
NewsBusters Podcast: Redistricting Rot with Jim Crow and Dred Scott
There's a ludicrous talking point being shopped by the Democrats, that somehow blacks have been denied their "voting rights" unless they're allowed to be represented by a black Democrat. If you end "majority-minority" districts, their votes no longer count. MS NOW has been a hourly cesspool of leftists crying "Jim Crow" and "Dred Scott" and "most racist Supreme Court ever" over their decision…
MRC's Dan Schneider: Disney Can’t Ignore the Law
On Wednesday evening, MRC Free Speech America Vice President Dan Schneider joined The Evening Edit on Fox Business with Liz MacDonald to address the growing fallout over Jimmy Kimmel’s vile rhetoric and the legal reckoning facing his parent company, Disney. While the elitist media rush to defend Kimmel’s latest attack on First Lady Melania Trump as mere "comedy," Schneider argued that the…
FCC Orders ABC to Re-Apply for License Amid ‘Public Interest’ Concerns
On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered The Walt Disney Company, ABC, and television subsidiaries to file early license renewal applications for their television stations, in relation to its investigation of potential unlawful discrimination.
FCC Chair: ‘I Was Highly Entertained’ by Colbert’s ‘Hoax’ on the Media
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said at a press event Wednesday that he got a big laugh when he looked back at the way CBS “Late Show” Host Stephen Colbert used a hoax to manipulate the media this week.
Justine Brooke Murray Slams Stephen Colbert’s Latest Media Meltdown
MRC Video Content Creator Justine Brooke Murray joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business yesterday evening to deliver a blistering takedown of Stephen Colbert’s latest meltdown — one that wasn’t just sloppy comedy, but a blatant lie aired to millions of viewers.
Colbert: CBS Knows 'Damn Well' They Banned Talarico Interview
On Monday, CBS’s Stephen Colbert alleged that the network forbade him from airing an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over concerns about a potential FCC equal time rule violation. On Tuesday, CBS denied the allegation and said The Late Show was not prohibited from airing the interview but gave Colbert advice on how equal time could be fulfilled, but The Late Show balked at…
CBS: No, We Didn’t Ban Colbert from Broadcasting Candidate’s Interview
“THE LATE SHOW was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico,” CBS said in a statement Tuesday after the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, claimed he was told he could not air his interview with the Democrat candidate.
Colbert Rants At Carr After CBS Bans Texas Senate Candidate Interview
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert angrily denounced FCC chairman Brendan Carr after CBS told him that he could not interview Texas State Rep. and Senate candidate James Talarico for his Monday show. Colbert accused Carr and President Trump of trying to silence him but ultimately ended up interviewing Talarico anyway and put the video up on YouTube. Beyond the FCC, the main purpose of the…
Oliver Darcy’s Website Goes Full Regina George on NewsNation, Pavlich
Writing Sunday night for Oliver Darcy’s website Status (which hurled a series of smears Friday at the Media Research Center and conservative media writ large), Natalie Korach shoveled a series of anonymous jabs and loaded declarations to assert NewsNation is MAGA TV simply to please Donald Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
Bozell: 'Broadcasters Must Follow the Law'
In a recent interview on St. Louis radio station NewsTalkSTL, Media Research Center (MRC) President David Bozell joined host Mike Ferguson to discuss a pivotal shift at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For decades, broadcast networks have operated under a lax interpretation of federal law, but under the leadership of Chairman Brendan Carr, the era of non-compliance is coming to an…
