Federal Communications Commissioner Anna M. Gomez to Los Angeles this week to issue an alarm attacking President Trump and his aides to smile the first modification fabric.
The appearance of Gomez was designed on Wednesday at Cal State La to take notes from community members Changing media atmosphere Since Trump has returned to office. The president initially expelled the Associated Press journalists from the White House, for example. It signed an executive order calling for government financing to PBS and NPR stations.
Should this request be issued, A radio station based in Sadina Lest You will lose approximately $ 1.7 million – or about 4 % of its annual budget, according to Alejandra Santamaria, CEO of the South California Parents Organization.
“The goal of all these measures is to cool the speech,” Gomez told the small crowd. “We all need to understand what is happening and we need people to speak and retreat.”
She said that Congress in the 1930s designed the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) as an independent body Debtor.
But those lines are unclear. In the closing days of the presidential campaign last fall, Trump sued CBS and “60 minutes” Amendments to an interview with the then head of the footnote, Kamala Harris, the producers claimed to broadcast to enhance their chances of elections. CBS denied these allegations and raw shots It showed that Harris was precisely transferred.
Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) appointed by Trump Brendan CarUpon assuming his post in January, she revived three complaints of bias against ABC, NBC and CBS, including one claiming that “60 minutes” modifications have violated the rules against news. CBS called for unleashed clips.
FCC Review for Skydance Media’s Waiting for the acquisition of CBS-Parent Paramount Global It was closed by the president’s claim of $ 20 billion against CBS. The president refused Paramount to settle 15 million dollars, according to The Wall Street Journal, which Trump said more.
Two high levels CBS News CEOs in “60 minutes” Forced this spring out of the exit.
In an interview, Gomez refused to discuss reviewing the FBC-PARAMOUNTONTONT of the Skydance-Paramount to his saying: “It will be completely inappropriate to consider the complaint against the” 60-minute “sector as part of the transaction review,” Gomez refused, in an interview. She said that the auditing of the liberators to a national newsletter “is not part of the public interest analysis by the committee when it considers the integration and acquisitions.”
For several months, Gomez was the only voice of the opposition in the Federal Communications Committee. Next month, you will become the only democracy on the painting.
The telecommunications lawyer, who was appointed to the committee in 2023 by former President Biden, was frankly stabbed by her colleague Car and his policies that are in line with Trump’s directives. It confirms that some of Kar’s proposals, including opening investigations into the diversity and inclusive policies of the Walt Disney and Cumbat Company, exceed the scope of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC), which is designed to regulate radio, television and other stations that use public ether waves.
Gomez said the pressure campaign was working.
“When the companies of the companies see the news providers … they tell the broadcasters to calm their criticism of this administration, or to direct Executive product for ’60 minutes or head [CBS] news Because of concerns about revenge on this administration due to corporate transactions – this is a chilling effect, “Gomez said.
On Wednesday, which was organized by the non -profit free Press collection, it was a call from professors, journalists and community advocates to help enhance Trump’s attacks. One of the journalists said that she lost her job this spring at Voice of America after Trump took the goal of the organization, which was established more than 80 years ago to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II.
The remaining American audio staff can receive power reduction notifications later this week, According to Politico.
Latin journalists talked about the difficulty of covering some stories because people were afraid of silence because of the administration’s immigration campaign.
“Mostly,” said Gabriel Lerner, editor -in -chief of “La Expleión”.
But he added a warning.
“Many believe that America is so exceptional that you do not have to do anything because fascism will never happen here,” said Lenner. “I compare it with those who are dancing to think about Titanic that it will never drown.”
Paying the White House to these novels:
“President Trump is leading the most transparent administration in history. He regularly takes questions from the media, continues directly to the public, and signed an executive order to protect freedom of expression on his first day in his post,” said spokeswoman Anna Kelly. “He will continue to fight censorship during the evaluation of all federal spending to define waste, fraud and abuse.”
Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee, Brendan Car, on the Capitol Hill.
(Alex Wrblewski / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Traditionally, the Federal Communications Committee of five members maintained an ideological balance with three party commissioners in power and two of the minority. But the Democrats – Jeffrey Starks – intends to step down next month, which will leave only three commissioners: Gomez, Car and another republic, Nathan Simington.
Trump nominated a third Republican, Olivia is reliable, but the Senate has not confirmed its appointment.
Trump did not call a democratic to replace Starks.
On Wednesday, some expressed concern that Gomez’s period for five years in the committee can be reduced. Trump launched Democrats from other independent bodies, including the Federal Trade Committee and the Consumer Product Safety Committee.
Gomez said if it was expelled, it would only be because she was doing her work, which she said was defending the constitution.
Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Endio) praised Gomez’s efforts and indicated that he has been long ago in coordination with her on routine FCC issues, such as ensuring widespread internet access.
“But the battle now is the survival of the free press,” Ruiz said.
He pointed out that millions of people are now getting news from non -local sources, which led to the emergence of wrong information and confusion.
“What is the truth?” Ruiz said. “How can we start a discussion? How can we start creating a policy on problems when we cannot even agree on what is the reality?”
