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CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by pdpi »

CGMthrowaway wrote: post #26
pdpi wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The FCC opened a probe on The View[0] for hosting Talarico. They haven't made a rule change, but they're definitely acting as if the rules already say what they want it to say. [0]: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/fcc-opening-probe-the-view-a...

Already in 2026, Colbert has hosted Senator Jon Ossoff and Governor Josh Shapiro who are both up for re-election this year. Why no probe in those cases?

Like you said: re-election. Re-election just maintains the status quo. The concern here is Talarico specifically, and that he might flip Texas.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by vineyardmike »

CGMthrowaway wrote: post #52
hackyhacky wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Correct. CBS is now owned by Larry Ellison's son. They are big supporters of the current administration. This act, among others, shows that they are willing to silence dissenting voices on media properties they own.

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What do you think dog whistle means?

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by mikkupikku »

croes wrote: post #54
colechristensen wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Free speech goes as far as the people who defend it. CBS and its parent company are greedy cowards. If they won't defend free speech they're the ones causing its downfall. Governments rule only with the consent of the people. If you lay down and give away your freedoms you aren't the victim, you're the perpetrator.

Victim blaming? Greedy for trying to stay in business. If you didn’t fight hard enough it’s your fault? You let the government of the hook to easily. By your logic you‘re a perpetrator too because he don’t blame the real bad guy

If you give in and comply without a fight, are you actually a victim or are you actually a collaborator? CBS is controlled by Ellison, which makes this look a lot like collaboration.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by Jordan-117 »

lenerdenator wrote: post #5

Well, what can the average person do to get CBS to air it?

You can call your local affiliate to complain:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-tv-stations-affiliates/

Better yet, call their advertisers:

https://stopmediabiasnow.com/cbs-advertisers/

Watch/like/comment/share the YouTube upload:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A

More indirectly, you can support the Talarico campaign (fueling a financial Streisand effect could help discourage similar moves in the future):

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jt-tx-web

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by 1970-01-01 »

"Didn't air" doesn't mean what you think it means. It means the interview didn't go over the airwaves via broadcast towers. The full interview is online, which thanks to the Streisand effect already has millions of views and therfore helped CBS in terms of funding. This can be seen as a 4D chess move by CBS. They'll certainly do this again if they're hitting millions of views.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by unethical_ban »

CGMthrowaway wrote: post #17

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It is far more likely for this to be CBS falling in line rather than some method of boosting Talarico.

Heck, if CBS hadn't shown itself to be in Trump's pocket, I would say this is malicious compliance to draw attention to the FCC's skullduggery.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by shermantanktop »

toraway wrote: post #34
CGMthrowaway wrote: post #17

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Uh, why exactly are we inventing a completely speculative alternate possibility when this is perfectly in line with Brendan Carr's multiple public statements and recent examples wielding FCC regulatory power to strong arm media organizations that he claims have a pattern of liberal bias, as well as the recent actions of CBS.

We could also speculate that the poster throwing out speculations is itself an account controlled by a foreign state actor (or a domestic one) trying to muddy the waters of discussion.

We shouldn't do that, but we could.

A strong piece of evidence against the FSA theory is that the posts are pretty ham-handed and unsubtle. But maybe that's part of the plan.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by hackyhacky »

croes wrote: post #54
colechristensen wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Free speech goes as far as the people who defend it. CBS and its parent company are greedy cowards. If they won't defend free speech they're the ones causing its downfall. Governments rule only with the consent of the people. If you lay down and give away your freedoms you aren't the victim, you're the perpetrator.

Victim blaming? Greedy for trying to stay in business. If you didn’t fight hard enough it’s your fault? You let the government of the hook to easily. By your logic you‘re a perpetrator too because he don’t blame the real bad guy

> Greedy for trying to stay in business.

If CBS were headed by someone with gumption and less willingness to kowtow to the government, they could resist this pressure and still be fine. Worst case scenario, a merger would get rejected and they would be targeted by some spurious lawsuits. Going out of business is not a realistic risk.

What is a risk, however, is non-optimal shareholder value. We live in a world where the stock price is more important than anything else, including doing the right thing.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by davidw »

renegade-otter wrote: post #30
davidw wrote: post #7

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I think corporate media is mostly lost. We need to build something new. Pay attention to things like The Bulwark or Liberal Currents. It's really early days for all that, so who knows where things go, but people like Bezos would rather destroy media outlets than sell them to someone who would allow them to speak out against the regime.

I have been The Bulwark listener/subscriber since day one. Those people are keeping me sane. That said, their day will come. Just like in Russia, after the low-hanging fruit is cut, the state will come for The Bulwark and Steve Jobs's widow, because The Atlantic is going be get increasingly annoying.

This is doomerism, and I get the pull of it, but I have been trying to avoid it lately, because at the end of the day, it is doing the work of the fascists for them. It is "complying in advance" to prematurely admit defeat. We are not Russia.
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