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8:35 PM ET, September 19, 2025

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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Experts say FCC chair Brendan Carr's threats to broadcasters violate the First Amendment and are an abuse of the FCC's power  —  The startling decision by ABC to pull comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show under pressure from President Trump requires a real response from Democrats.
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New York Times:
Nexstar and Sinclair control 63 of ABC's 205 affiliate stations; Nexstar's proposed $6B merger with Tegna, which requires FCC approval, could give it 13 more  —  ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late night show on Wednesday after conservatives expressed outrage over a monologue the host had given two days earlier.
Taylor Giorno / NOTUS:
The National Association of Broadcasters has not made a statement on the Kimmel case; the group has previously opposed political threats to broadcast licenses  —  ABC's decision to “indefinitely” suspend comedian Jimmy Kimmel has alarmed free speech advocates — but apparently not the self-described …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Jimmy Kimmel planned to address backlash over his Charlie Kirk remarks on Wednesday's show, but Disney executives feared it could worsen the situation  —  The late-night host wanted to address the firestorm over his remarks about Charlie Kirk's killing on Wednesday's show.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court cases, starting with Bantam Books v. Sullivan, established that the First Amendment forbids the government from using coercion to suppress speech  —  The Supreme Court has distinguished bully-pulpit persuasion, which is permissible under the First Amendment, from coercion and threats, which are not.
CNN:
The FCC hasn't denied any license renewals in decades and the legal battle would be long, so Brendan Carr's threats are designed to make the media self-censor
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How the outrage over Jimmy Kimmel's remarks on Charlie Kirk ballooned, starting with one X user, who monitors late night shows for liberal bias, posting a clip
The Guardian:
A US judge strikes down Trump's $15B lawsuit against the NYT for violating a rule requiring a “short plain statement” of the claim; Trump can amend the action  —  Judge says US president's complaint that the newspaper is ‘spreading false content’ about him violates federal rule
Dan Raby / CBS News:
Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being in the US for 20+ years; he was arrested while covering a Georgia rally in June  —  A journalist arrested during a protest in June in metro Atlanta could be deported in the near future after a federal judge ordered …
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Doc: journalists covering the Pentagon will be required to pledge not to gather confidential or unauthorized info, and their passes will be revoked if they do  —  A document spells out the latest in a series of escalating restrictions placed on the press corps covering the Pentagon during Trump's second term.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Shari Redstone defends the CBS News settlement with President Trump, praises Bari Weiss of The Free Press, and calls for media people to be more thoughtful  —  In her first public appearance since selling her family company to David Ellison's Skydance, Shari Redstone complimented Bari Weiss …
The Hollywood Reporter:
Brendan Carr says it is “worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether The View” and others qualify as bona fide news programs exempt from equal opportunity rule  —  The FCC chair's latest comments come after he condemned ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ for remarks made about the Charlie Kirk shooter.
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
An alliance of media and digital organizations file a complaint with Germany's Federal Network Agency against Google's AI Overviews for violating the DSA  —  Latest AI Overviews complaint comes as Google continues AI Mode rollout.  —  An alliance of media and digital organisations have filed …
Washington Post:
Tests show OpenAI's Sora can closely mimic Netflix shows, movies, TikTok videos, and Twitch streams, suggesting it was trained on versions of such content  —  Tests by The Post suggest the training data for OpenAI's video generator Sora included versions of movies, TikTok clips and Netflix shows.
 
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