Another big James Talarico interview is punted to YouTube due to FCC threats
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night hosts are moving interviews with political candidate James Talarico to YouTube to avoid potential FCC retaliation. Networks are concerned that airing these segments on television could trigger penalties under the FCC's equal time rule.
Why it matters
This highlights growing tensions between broadcast media and federal regulators regarding editorial independence and political speech.
Jimmy Kimmel will be interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico “under unusual circumstances,” posting the interview directly to YouTube, rather than airing it on TV during Jimmy Kimmel Live. In Wednesday night’s episode, Kimmel said this was out of concern for retaliation from the Trump administration’s FCC:
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