FCC suggests broadcast licenses in jeopardy over Iran coverage

Name: FCC suggests broadcast licenses in jeopardy over Iran coverage
Uploaded: 2026-04-07T21:33:12Z
Duration: 6 min 31 s
Description: First Amendment attorney Doug Mirell on the the claims by the FCC chair that news organizations covering the Iran war are intentionally misleading the public. The chair is suggesting the FCC could pull the licenses of local stations over the coverage of the Iran war. The attorney says it appears the FCC chairman is violating his own FCC rules.

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First Amendment attorney Doug Mirell on the the claims by the FCC chair that news organizations covering the Iran war are intentionally misleading the public. The chair is suggesting the FCC could pull the licenses of local stations over the coverage of the Iran war. The attorney says it appears the FCC chairman is violating his own FCC rules.