Article in Status by Oliver Darcy, 5/18/26
Headline: “Hitting the Brakes on Carr”
“In an interview with Status, the FCC chairman assailed his critics and defended his actions against Disney after a legal watchdog asked authorities to investigate him for having ‘violated his ethical obligations’ as an attorney.. . .”
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Article in AP by Jocelyn Noveck, 5/18/26
Headline: “The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth’s media restrictions”
“The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment. . .”
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Article in The Guardian by Anna Betts, 5/18/26
Headline: “New York Times sues Pentagon again over ‘utterly unreasonable’ press restrictions”
Subhead: “Trump administration unveiled sweeping restrictions on press access at the US defense department last September”
“. . .The Trump administration unveiled sweeping restrictions on press access at the US Department of Defense, which it calls the Department of War, last September. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/new-york-times-pentagon-press-restrictions-lawsuit
Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz, 5/13/26
Headline: “As Trump accuses news outlets of “TREASON,” Fox models MAGA Iran coverage”
“While President Donald Trump accuses news outlets of committing “virtual TREASON” by producing reporting that suggests the United States is losing his war against Iran, the president’s loyal Fox News propagandists keep telling him that he’s doing a great job, saying he’s on the verge of victory, and suggesting he can fail only by backing down. . .”
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Article in The Hill by Dominck Mastrangelo 5/8/26
Headline: “ABC accuses FCC of violating its free speech”
“ABC is accusing President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of violating its First Amendment rights as FCC Chair Brendan Carr ramps up scrutiny of the Disney-owned outlet over the content it broadcasts. . .”
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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5869900-abc-fcc-the-view-jimmy-kimmel-disney/
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Article in Free Press by Staff, 5/8/26
Headline: “ABC Learns from Past Mistakes, Takes Stronger Stance Against Carr and Trump’s Censorship Campaign”
“In a filing made public on Friday, ABC accused Federal Communications Commission regulators of violating its free-speech rights and called out FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for attempting to punish the broadcaster for airing political content that displeased the Trump White House. . .”
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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 5/8/26
Headline: “ABC says F U to FCC”
“ABC isn’t rolling over after the Federal Communications Commission demanded the network to upend decades of precedent and hand out airtime to the right. . .”
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/8/800035851/media/abc-fights-trumps-fcc-demands/
Article in FAIR by Janine Jackson, 5/8/26
Headline: “NYT on Met Gala: If You Don’t Like It, Shut Up”
“Plenty of people felt that the Met Gala, a celebration of wealth and celebrity—where a ticket cost $100,000 and a table $350,000—was painfully tone deaf right now as our country spends billions of dollars to attack other countries and bankroll a genocide, people are being snatched off the street and sent to camps, and the White House goes after anyone who says anything about it they don’t like. . .”
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https://fair.org/home/nyt-on-met-gala-if-you-dont-like-it-shut-up/
Article in Free Press by Staff, 5/5/26
Headline: “Free Press Opposes Carr’s Cruel and Baseless Attacks on the FCC’s Lifeline Program”
“. . .On Monday, Free Press filed comments in the Federal Communications Commission proceeding on supposed ‘reform and modernization’ of the agency’s Lifeline program.
“Since the beginning of the year, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has sought to undermine the bipartisan federal-assistance program, which was created during the Reagan administration to help make communications services more affordable for qualifying low-income consumers. Carr has repeatedly attacked the program and proposed changes that would potentially intimidate eligible people from applying for Lifeline benefits. . .”
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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Jem Bartholomew, 5/4/26
Headline: “Corporate Meddling and Editorial Fear”
Subhead: “The Ellisons are closing in on CNN.“
“. . .On Thursday, Alfonsi, of 60 Minutes, spoke publicly for the first time about the delay in airing her CECOT story. It was the result of ‘an aggressive contagion: the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear,’ she said, while receiving an award from the National Press Club in Washington. ‘Right now, our industry is afraid of the wrong things. We’re afraid of offending power. We’re afraid of losing access. We’re afraid of another baseless lawsuit.’ ”
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Article in Media Matters by Staff, 5/4/26
Headline: “Media Matters secures complete and total victory against Federal Trade Commission”
Subhead: “FTC agrees to forgo future investigations of MMFA to secure withdrawal ahead of judgment”
“Media Matters has secured a complete and total victory in its case against the Federal Trade Commission (Media Matters v. FTC).
“In an effort to avoid another damaging decision from a federal court of appeals, the FTC sought to withdraw its appeal of the preliminary injunction awarded to Media Matters to halt the FTC’s retaliatory actions. Media Matters made clear that it would oppose that gamesmanship. Facing the prospect of a loss from what’s often considered the nation’s second highest court, the FTC ultimately submitted to a legally binding settlement agreement with Media Matters
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Article in Status by Natalie Korach 5/4/26
Headline: “Fox’s Pledge of Allegiance”
Subhead: “Rupert Murdoch’s network, having learned its lesson in 2020 is unshakably sticking with Trump while other major MAGA media voices have broken with him over the Iran war.
“On Tuesday night, as Donald Trump feted King Charles and Queen Camilla at a white-tie state dinner, the room could have easily been confused for a Fox News greenroom. . .”
With much of the network’s primetime lineup on the guest list, it served as a visual manifestation of Fox News’ continued allegiance to the Trump White House, standing in sharp contrast to a constellation of right-wing media personalities who have amassed huge digital followings and publicly broken with him on the Iran war. . .
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Article in AP by Deepti Hajela, 4/30/26|
Headline: “Media organizations call on Israel to allow foreign reporters independent access to Gaza”
The leaders of major media companies around the world, including The Associated Press, are calling on Israel’s government to lift a ban keeping foreign journalists from being able to independently enter and report from Gaza, a barrier that’s been in place since the war’s start in 2023 and continues even as a ceasefire has been in place for more than six months. . .”
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