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Donald Trump Threatens to Shut Down NBC and Other TV News Networks That Criticize Him

posted by FatPhil on Thursday October 19 2017, @06:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the unsafe-at-any-typing-speed dept.

DeathMonkey brings us this story from The Independent:

Donald Trump has threatened to shut down NBC and other American networks, saying that they peddle fake news.

"With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!" Mr Trump wrote in a tweet.

Mr Trump's tweet came in response to a story written by NBC, which said that Mr Trump had sought to increase America's nuclear arsenal tenfold after taking a look at a briefing slide that showed stead reduction of the US nuclear arsenal since the 1960s. The story cited three officials who were reportedly in the room when Mr Trump made the comments.

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  • (Score: 2) by NewNic on Thursday October 19 2017, @08:01PM (1 child)

    by NewNic (6420) on Thursday October 19 2017, @08:01PM (#584825) Journal

    The problem is that "balanced" reporting very often gives airspace to extreme points of view and to nutcases, who are the only people on the other side of some debate. By giving them airspace, it legitimises their point of view.

    Imagine a program on the Holocaust. Should equal airtime and credence be given to Holocaust deniers?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @08:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @08:25PM (#584844)

    controversial issues of public importance

    The holocaust is no longer controversial or of public importance, so they can say whatever they want. Current news is what they are talking about, and it isn't equal airtime.

    — in the Commission's view — honest, equitable, and balanced

    So kinda like the Supreme Court. The commission would do their best, and there would be a large public outcry for any abuses. I would much prefer that system to the clusterfuck of info bubbles we have now.