Stelter on FCC Regulations: A ‘Little Guy’ Called Sean Hannity Has Said ‘We Need Less Gov’t Regulation and More Freedom’

STELTER: “Number one, carr is winning with an audience of one. Right. Speaking directly to President Trump through fox. He‘s done that many times. Number two these rules do seem obsolete in the YouTube and TikTok age. But carr‘s argument, as he has said to me, is look, broadcast is still special because it‘s using the public airwaves and that is true. And people should care what‘s on the public airwaves, even though it‘s a shrinking slice of the big media pie. But I think this is all really about power. Using regulatory power to reshape the culture in ways that Republicans want. And it‘s easy to see where they‘re coming from. Growing up, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno were relaxing shows to watch at the end of the day. But now late night comics are much more provocative, much more political. And for the past decade, very staunchly anti-Trump. So this rule, this is a way for the Trump Administration to try to even the playing field a little bit. But there‘s a cost here. Government intimidation comes at a cost, in the words of one famous TV host recently, quote, we need less government regulation and more freedom. Let the American people decide where to get their information from without any government interference.”

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Stelter on FCC Regulations: A ‘Little Guy’ Called Sean Hannity Has Said ‘We Need Less Gov’t Regulation and More Freedom’‘Let the American people decide where to get their information from without any government interference’News & PoliticsRUSH EXCERPT:STELTER: “Number one, carr is winning with an audience of one. Right. Speaking directly to President Trump through fox. He‘s done that many times. Number two these rules do seem obsolete in the YouTube and TikTok age. But carr‘s argument, as he has said to me, is look, broadcast is still special because it‘s using the public airwaves and that is true. And people should care what‘s on the public airwaves, even though it‘s a shrinking slice of the big media pie. But I think this is all really about power. Using regulatory power to reshape the culture in ways that Republicans want. And it‘s easy to see where they‘re coming from. Growing up, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno were relaxing shows to watch at the end of the day. But now late night comics are much more provocative, much more political. And for the past decade, very staunchly anti-Trump. So this rule, this is a way for the Trump Administration to try to even the playing field a little bit. But there‘s a cost here. Government intimidation comes at a cost, in the words of one famous TV host recently, quote, we need less government regulation and more freedom. Let the American people decide where to get their information from without any government interference.”Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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