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fromAxios
18 hours ago

Democrats call for FCC probe of Trump's '60 Minutes' edit

CBS aired about 28 minutes of Trump's roughly 90-minute "60 Minutes" interview while a 73-minute extended version omitted portions of the full transcript posted online.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Top media scholar calls Kimmel's benching 'one of the fastest exertions of station power I've ever seen,' sees a vanilla late-night future ahead | Fortune

Despite Trump's call, the move to pull Kimmel off the air was not just a network decision: it was driven by a revolt from Nexstar and Sinclair, companies that control dozens of ABC affiliate stations, only hours after Kimmel's controversial show aired. Disney-owned ABC responded by suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! Indefinitely. "This was one of the fastest exertions of station power I've ever seen," Thompson said.
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