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Posted on 02/21/2014 1:49:14 PM PST by Timber Rattler
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.
FCC spokeswoman Shannon Gilson said Chairman Tom Wheeler agreed with critics that some of the study's proposed questions for reporters and news directors "overstepped the bounds of what is required."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
“All standards have been met during this reporting period.”
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