MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoStephen Colbert’s unaired James Talarico interview hits 6.4 million YouTube views and results in $2.5 million raised for Talarico’s campaign in 24 hoursvariety.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1621arrow-down12
arrow-up1619arrow-down1external-linkStephen Colbert’s unaired James Talarico interview hits 6.4 million YouTube views and results in $2.5 million raised for Talarico’s campaign in 24 hoursvariety.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 hours agoIn reality, CBS is doing exactly what it wants to do, which is to be a mouthpiece for the Conservative Propaganda Machine, but they are using the FCC as a handy excuse, like it isn’t their own fault.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoFCC chairman Brendan whatshisbut did come out and say it would violate equal time some how. So yes, CBS is choosing to self-censor and be that mouthpiece, but also it would have aired of Brendan didn’t say anything. At least that’s my read.
In reality, CBS is doing exactly what it wants to do, which is to be a mouthpiece for the Conservative Propaganda Machine, but they are using the FCC as a handy excuse, like it isn’t their own fault.
FCC chairman Brendan whatshisbut did come out and say it would violate equal time some how.
So yes, CBS is choosing to self-censor and be that mouthpiece, but also it would have aired of Brendan didn’t say anything. At least that’s my read.