So they’ve “backed off,” at least for the time being. Or so they say.
From FoxNews:
“The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it was putting on hold a controversial study of American newsrooms, after complaints from Republican lawmakers and media groups that the project was too intrusive.” read more
The best part, though, is this statement from FCC spokeswoman Shannon Gilson:
“Any suggestion that the FCC intends to regulate the speech of news media or plans to put monitors in America’s newsrooms is false.”
Or, as the President would say: “If you like your free speech, you can keep your free speech, Period.
Yeah, right.