CPJ calls on FCC chair to respect First Amendment rights, press freedom
Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to refrain from politicizing the agency’s regulatory authority and to respect the First Amendment rights of media organizations to report the news without fear of retaliation. Under Carr’s leadership, the FCC has reopened investigations into some major broadcasters,…