FCC Chair is Openly Cheering the Weakening of the Press

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

In a speech, he ticked through defunded outlets, ousted journalists and looming ownership changes -- then said the president is 'winning'

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"How disturbing that the head of the FCC is pushing for a certain type of content that resembles, quite frankly, state TV. And that he wants those who might say something he or the government disagrees with to be punished," writes senior media writer Tom Jones. www.poynter.org/commentary/2 ...

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hmm
-FCC cheers defund of state media
-gay institute accuses FCC of creating state media
liberal logic

#1 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-31 10:20 AM | Reply

One of the clearest characteristics of Trump/MAGA is encouraging and abetting the demise of the United States.

Trump and his friends are making arrangements to survive and thrive, if they can get past the Epstein Files, which could still result in enraged citizens simply lynching them.

MAGA thinks it's immune, too. Which is the most god-damned funny thing I know.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-31 10:42 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

When your role models are guys like Hitler, Goebbels, Putin and Orban, this sort of thing makes perfect sense.

#3 | Posted by morris at 2026-03-31 02:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

But it's not fascism!!! /s

#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-03-31 08:22 PM | Reply

The news media has nobody to blame but themselves for their cratered credibility.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-31 11:36 PM | Reply

... In a speech, he ticked through defunded outlets, ousted journalists and looming ownership changes -- then said the president is 'winning' ...

The issue, as I see it, is that the general population wants to be ~entertained~ when they view "news" media.

That's why more people have been getting their "news" from social media of late.

They want to be entertained, so they watch the social media channels that tell them what they want to hear.

Meanwhile, the news media that reports the facts seem to be losing their audience.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-31 11:55 PM | Reply

They want to be entertained...

Or they want someone to tell them that their worldview is correct.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-31 11:58 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The news media has nobody to blame but themselves for their cratered credibility.

#5 | Posted by BellRinger

STFU you stupid piece of shit.

Better yet, go play in traffic.

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-01 01:08 AM | Reply

Or they want someone to tell them that their worldview is correct.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL

Or they're such pathetic cuck sacks of s*&^ like pedoringer they'd rather give flippant, known bulls*&^ answers than admit they were so f*&^ing stupid they voted for Trump again and acknowledge that exactly what they were told would happen is happening.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-01 01:11 AM | Reply

" STFU you stupid piece of shit."

Do you need a tissue?

#10 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-04-01 01:27 AM | Reply

From AI:

" Trust in U.S. news media has seen a steep, decades-long decline from over 70% in the 1970s to a record low of 28% by late 2025"

100% self inflicted. The news media wasn't killed, it committed suicide.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-04-01 01:32 AM | Reply

The news media wasn't killed

It was replaced by people asking AI.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-04-01 01:41 AM | Reply

@#11 ... Trust in U.S. news media has seen a steep, decades-long decline from over 70% in the 1970s to a record low of 28% by late 2025 ...

Seems to correlate to the rise of social media.

Thanks for proving my point.

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-01 02:09 AM | Reply

Do you need a tissue?

#10 | Posted by BellRinger

No, I need you to realize you're a f*&^ing idiot who should just be content sitting on their worthless a&& and SingTFU because you are an idiot who is clearly incapable of judging character or reality.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2026-04-01 02:39 AM | Reply