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  1. The #FCC has limited power over issues like this, & its own website states the agency “cannot prevent the broadcast of any particular point of view,” so the notion of “punishment” for #KristenWelker, the moderator of #NBC’s “Meet the Press,” would historically [& legally] be a nonstarter.

    But #BrendanCarr has been quick to respond to #Trump’s requests to go after #media organizations. And he has taken aggressive action against some #FCC licensees…

    #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress

  2. The posts were Trump’s most explicit efforts yet to direct the #FCC to carry out his wishes. FCC Chair #BrendanCarr, a Trump appointee & close ally, did not respond to request for comment.

    #Trump posted a long missive Sunday about what he described as mischaracterizations of his endorsement record in primaries.

    #law #democracy #US #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #dictatorship #MafiaState

  3. The End of Local News? Why I’m Saying Alarm Bells are Ringing at the New FCC Policy

    by Winston Wendell For years, I studied the relationship between information and society. But the latest policy changes in Washington are deeply troubling. This week, the Federal Communications Commission, in a 2-1 vote, overturned a key media ownership rule protecting the diversity of viewpoints in our news and entertainment. This decision, which has been made by a Republican majority, allows bigger corporations to acquire a significantly greater share of local news. If this is to be […]

    bluepress.blog/2026/08/07/the-

  4. The purpose & scope of the investigations that triggered the subpoenas are not clear, but the person familiar said they relate to #NationalSecurity matters. While the journalists are no longer scheduled to appear before a grand jury, the #DOJ’s action reflected a new front in the #Trump admin’s aggressive tactics toward the #media as it attempts to crack down on government #leaks to the #press & #content that admin officials think is unfair to Trump.

    #law #FreePress #journalism #democracy

  5. A quotation from Henry Commager

    Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.

    Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
    Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168

    More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #civilliberties #civilrights #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #disloyalty #division #firstamendment #freepress #freespeech #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #injustice #jingoism #justice #loyalty #loyaltyoath #military #patriotism #publicoffice #religiousfreedom #unAmerican #usvsthem #votersuppression #votingrights #war #warmongering

  6. Estefany Rodriguez: A reporter in Nashville covering ICE arrests in her community has been detained |  X post from DHS appeared to come in response to criticism from Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, wrote on X Friday that ICE had arrested the journalist “without a warrant” and called her detention part of “the Trump Admin’s machine of cruelty that is attacking the free press and violating our rights.”
    cnn.com/2026/03/07/us/nashvill #Estefany RodriguezDetention #AbolishICEGestapo #FreePress

  7. (Posting in my personal capacity.)
    Eight years ago today I was reporting live from #CapitolHill to #VoiceofAmerica’s International audiences. Today, as I watch the super #snowstorm hit the DMV region, I reflect on how it’s been almost a year since my (and most of my colleagues’) right to report the news accurately and fairly (in line with #VOA’s mission) has been “frozen.” My commitment to a #FreePress and #OathofOffice however, remains as strong as ever. 👉 savevoa.com/contact.html #savevoa

  8. A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

    In the democracies of the world, the passion for freedom of speech and of thought is always accentuated when there is an effort anywhere to keep ideas away from people and to prevent them from making their own decisions. One of the best ways of enslaving a people is to keep them from education and thus make it impossible for them to understand what is going on in the world as a whole. […] The second way of enslaving a people is to suppress the sources of information, not only by burning books, but by controlling all the other ways in which ideas are transmitted.

    Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
    Column (1943-05-11), “My Day”

    More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/81…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #bookburning #education #freepress #freespeech #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #freedomofthought #information #media #oppression #thoughtcontrol #tyranny #understanding

  9. Trump Sues the BBC — but the UK Broadcaster Insists It Won’t Back Down

    “We will be defending this case,” a BBC spokesperson said after Trump announced the lawsuit.

    murica.website/2025/12/trump-s

  10. Secret Plans for Media Censorship
    consortiumnews.com/2025/11/13/
    William Evans reports on efforts by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs to revive the four-decade dead D-Notice system. By William Evans Declassified Australia CN at 30 Documents obtained by Declassified Australia show that following the June 2019 Federal Police raids…
    #Politics #Australia #Censorship #CivilRights #ClimateChange #FreePress #Secrecy #U.s. #UnitedKingdon #AlanRusbridger #AnnikaSmethurst #AustralianFederalPolice(afp) #AustralianHomeAffairsSecretaryMikePezzullo #Britain’sDefenceAndSecurityMediaAdvisoryCommittee(dsma) #DNoticeSystem #EdwardSnowden #Journalism #MattKennard #MediaEntertainmentAndArtsAlliance(meaa) #PeterDutton #PeterGreste #PrimeMinisterScottMorrison #TheGuardian #WilliamEvans