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Trump’s FCC chair wants the public to weigh in on whether ‘The View’ is exempt from ‘equal time rule’

ABC has argued that its daytime talk show is exempt from federal regulations requiring broadcast TV to give political candidates equal opportunities

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What happened ABC has argued that its daytime talk show is exempt from federal regulations requiring broadcast TV to give political candidates equal opportunities.
The headline split One side frames it as "Trump’s FCC chair wants the public to weigh in on whether ‘The View’ is exempt from ‘equa...". The other frames it as "FCC Chairman Responds to Disney’s Claim The View Is ‘Bona Fide News’".
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Left / center-leftTrump’s FCC chair wants the public to weigh in on whether ‘The View’ is exempt from ‘equal time rule’

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Right / center-rightPOPCORN! FCC Chair Brendan Carr Asks for Public Comment About ABC's 'Bona Fide News' Program

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The IndependentNews report · May 22, 11:51 PM

Trump’s FCC chair wants the public to weigh in on whether ‘The View’ is exempt from ‘equal time rule’

ABC has argued that its daytime talk show is exempt from federal regulations requiring broadcast TV to give political candidates equal opportunities

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Ars TechnicaNews report · May 22, 9:10 PM

Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC's The View is a news show

FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."

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TwitchyNews report · May 22, 9:00 PM

POPCORN! FCC Chair Brendan Carr Asks for Public Comment About ABC's 'Bona Fide News' Program

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NewsBustersNews report · May 22, 7:30 PM

FCC Chairman Responds to Disney’s Claim The View Is ‘Bona Fide News’

FCC Chairman Responds to Disney’s Claim The View Is ‘Bona Fide News’ “Is The View a ‘bona fide news interview program’?” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr asked the public in Friday X post announci...

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Above the LawNews report · May 22, 5:41 PM

Trump FCC Using False Claims Of Immigrant Fraud To Drive Up Costs Of Broadband For Everyone

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From the the-'fraud'-is-coming-from-inside-the-house dept

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