Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Liam Scott, 7/30/25

Headline:  “Anna Gomez’s Lonely Fight”

Subhead:  “As the FCC’s sole Democrat, she’s been outspoken about protecting the First Amendment. Getting her way has been tough.”

“. . .Once Trump assumed office, however, Gomez found it hard to ignore the political aspects of the job. Within days, Carr announced on Fox News that he was opening an investigation into KCBS, a San Francisco–area radio station, for its reporting on ICE raids. Gomez was dismayed. “We are supposed to be this technical expert body that calls balls and strikes fairly and independently, but instead we are being weaponized for political retribution and ideological purity,” she told me. . .”

““I was growing increasingly alarmed about what was happening and what that would do to the freedom of the press,” she said. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/anna-gomez-democrat-fcc-paramount-carr.php