Jessica Rosenworcel rejects petitions seeking to curtail media freedom, citing concern over potential government censorship under the incoming administration.
Outgoing chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission Jessica Rosenworcel is taking a stand, even if it may ultimately be a futile one. On Thursday, Rosenworcel announced the rejection of several complaints and petitions that she says “seek to curtail freedom of the press and undermine the First Amendment .
Citing various past presidents who clashed with the press, Rosenworcel noted that “More recently this threat to the First Amendment has taken on new forms, as the incoming President has called on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke licenses for broadcast television stations because he disagrees with their content and coverage.
“The facts and legal circumstances in each of these cases are different,” Rosenworcel concluded. “But what they share is that they seek to weaponize the licensing authority of the FCC in a way that is fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment. To do so would set a dangerous precedent. That is why we reject it here.”
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