About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of potential FCC actions against broadcast licenses related to media coverage of the Iran war.

Can the FCC take away broadcast licenses because the Trump administration doesn’t like how TV stations cover the Iran war? Does the First Amendment have anything to say about it? In this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence TMT litigation and policy analyst Matt Schettenhelm sits down with Brent Skorup of the Cato Institute. They discuss President Donald Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s recent threats to revoke broadcast licenses based on coverage of the Iran war. They consider the applicable FCC rules, how the First Amendment applies differently to broadcasters and the likelihood that the Supreme Court will take up these questions.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Schettenhelm

Guest: Brent Skorup

Topics covered

• broadcast licenses
• First Amendment
• FCC rules
• media coverage
• Supreme Court
• Trump administration

Keywords

• broadcast licenses
• FCC
• First Amendment
• Trump
• media coverage
• Supreme Court
• Brent Skorup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cato Institute, FCC

Places: Iran

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