Fonda’s Free-Speech Coalition Addresses Carr’s Broadcaster License Threats
TL;DR
Ahead of the Oscars, Jane Fonda’s relaunched Committee for the First Amendment condemned FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to revoke TV broadcasters’ licenses over Iran War coverage, calling it a direct attack on the First Amendment and a slide toward authoritarianism. The group, now with thousands of industry members, urged journalists to speak out and defend press freedoms amid political pressure.
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