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Brendan Carr Flagrantly Abused His Powers To Cancel Jimmy Kimmel

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," the FCC chairman said, threatening to punish broadcasters for airing the comedian's show.

Reason

Calls grow to boycott ABC owner Disney over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Critics say ‘authoritarianism isn’t coming – it’s already here’ amid widespread condemnation of talkshow’s suspension

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment

ABC is free to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's show for whatever reason it wants to (at least unless there's some contractual… The post Jimmy Kimmel, the NRA, and the First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension isn’t cancel culture. It’s a five-alarm fire of censorship and capitulation

ANALYSIS: The ‘Free Speech’ crew are at it again, making sure nobody says anything — in their own words — ‘ideologically improper’, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK

First Kimmel, then Fallon and Meyers? A veteran TV scholar says late night can’t survive politics anymore — and today’s hosts must ‘tread carefully’

“We may be coming full circle," Robert Thompson of Syracuse University told Fortune, "back to a Carson-style, harmless late night—with NBC the last one standing.”

Fortune

Trump suggests punishing TV networks for ‘negative’ coverage amid outrage over Kimmel suspension

President says Jimmy Kimmel was ‘not a talented person’ as critics decry show’s suspension as an attack on free speech

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced?

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free

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What to know about the FCC chair who pushed broadcasters to drop Kimmel

FCC chair Brendan Carr pushed local broadcasters to drop Kimmel

Axios

People are threatening to boycott Disney after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel: 'Let's do to Disney what we did to Target'

Many believe Kimmel's suspension, done in response to comments made about Charlie Kirk's assassination, is a violation of free speech.

Fortune

Newsom takes down Hannity after he claims no ‘prominent conservative’ wanted Kimmel off-air

In July, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he hoped he played ‘a major part’ in late-night hosts losing their shows

The Independent UK

House Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Hakeem Jeffries and five other leaders accuse Brendan Carr of ‘corrupt abuse of power’ after late-night show suspended

The Guardian - US

Kimmel's future hangs in balance after ABC suspends his late-night show over Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel’s television future is hanging in the balance after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing

The Independent UK

What is Sinclair Broadcasting? The conservative company demanding apology from Jimmy Kimmel over Charlie Kirk

Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the largest ABC affiliate in the country, took offense to Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk

The Independent UK

Donald Trump on cloud nine as Jimmy Kimmel ‘cancelled’ after calling his grieving over Kirk how a ‘four-year-old mourns a goldfish’

The president got what he has wanted for a very long time.

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Reason

Did You Ask the FCC If You Can Make That Joke?

Plus: America's cocaine habit, how Charlie Kirk handled South Park, and more...

Axios

Jimmy Kimmel suspension spurs House Democratic leaders to demand FCC chair resign

House Democrats are vowing a "relentless" investigation, stating, "This will not be forgotten."

The Independent UK

Voices: Cancelling Jimmy Kimmel reveals the crude truth about Trump’s definition of free speech

COMMENT : Instead of leaping to the defence of those who seek to speak without fear or favour, the president of the United States is revelling in their demise, says Simon Walters

Newslaundry

ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel show after TV host’s remarks on Charlie Kirk killing

The American Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Corporation, has suspended the late night comedy show Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely.

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Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show taken off air over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death

ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after his comments on Charlie Kirk's death were deemed offensive. Trump praised ABC's decision.

The Guardian - AU

Late night hosts condemn Trump administration – as it happened

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The Conversation

Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is the latest sign we’re witnessing the end of US democracy

History’s path is never linear. But its turns can be very sharp.

The Guardian - AU

Explainer: What did Jimmy Kimmel say about Charlie Kirk’s killing?

In his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel suggested Trump’s Maga allies wanted to exploit the killing

The Independent UK

Thousands pay tribute at Charlie Kirk vigil amid uproar over Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Live updates

A student at Utah Valley University asked for “peace” and “unity” at Kirk’s vigil Friday

Axios

ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel after Charlie Kirk comments

The move comes shortly after FCC chair Brendan Carr warned ABC about potential action over Kimmel's comments.

The Mary Sue

Jimmy Kimmel Live! pulled from air by ABC after FCC pressures network

ABC has indefinitely pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the airwaves. FCC chairman Brendan Carr took issue with Kimmel’s comments on Benny Johnson’s podcast. In some unsubtle statements, he urged ABC to discipline Kimmel. “There are avenues here for the FCC, so there are some ways in which I need to…

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