 lors de leur prochain sommet, à la mi-octobre. La photo du petit Aylan Kurdi, enfant de migrants syriens mort sur la plage de Bodrum, en Turquie, n’explique pas à elle seule cette mobilisation. Mais elle paraît avoir libéré des énergies jusque-là très contenues en vue d’affronter l’une des plus graves crises de l’Union. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent a letter Thursday declining Senate Democrats’ request for the government agency to revoke Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s operational license.

“Thank you for your letter requesting that the Commission investigate a broadcaster based on the content of its news coverage and promotion of that coverage,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wrote in a letter obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The message is directly addressed to Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, who spearheaded the effort.

“In light of my commitment to protecting the First Amendment and freedom of the press, I must respectfully decline,” Pai stated.

Joining Cantwell are: Sens. Tom Udall of New Mexico, Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Patty Murray of Washington, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.

They collectively argue in the letter that “Sinclair has violated the public interest obligation inherent in holding broadcast licenses” because they have been “deliberately distorting news by staging, slanting, or falsifying information.”

Claiming they are “strong defenders of the First Amendment,” the Democratic coalition says they are “alarmed” by Sinclair’s conduct, citing a video widely circulated in recent weeks.

The mashup recording, which was published by Deadspin, shows TV anchors from news outlets across the country that are operated by Sinclair saying the same exact lines. The larger public’s concerns over false news — which are already at a fever pitch — further intensified after the video made its rounds since it seems to show all of the information providers speaking from identical scripts.

Sinclair has been showing the opposition video on its own stations, which includes a number to call the FCC so people can voice their opinion on the situation. But Sinclair adds a relatively lengthy disclaimer in the beginning and end of
lors de leur prochain sommet, à la mi - octobre. La photo du petit Aylan Kurdi, enfant de migrants syriens mort sur la plage de Bodrum, en Turquie, n’explique pas à elle seule cette mobilisation. Mais elle paraît avoir libéré des énergies jusque - là très contenues en vue d’affronter l’une des plus graves crises de l’Union. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mail a letter Thursday refuse Senate Democrats ’ request for the government agency to revoke Sinclair Broadcasting Group ’s operational license. 

 “ Thank you for your letter request that the Commission investigate a broadcaster based on the content of its newsworthiness coverage and forwarding of that coverage, ” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wrote in a letter obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The message is directly addressed to Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, who spearheaded the campaign. 

 “ In light of my commitment to protect the First Amendment and freedom of the press, I must respectfully decline, ” Pai stated. 

 Joining Cantwell are: Sens. Tom Udall of New Mexico, Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Patty Murray of Washington, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. 

 They jointly argue in the letter that “ Sinclair has violated the public interest obligation implicit in in holding broadcast licenses ” because they have been “ intentionally distorting news program by staging, slanting, or falsifying information. ” 

 Claiming they are “ strong defender of the First Amendment, ” the Democratic coalition says they are “ alarmed ” by Sinclair ’s conduct, citing a video widely circulated in recent weeks. 

 The mashup recording, which was published by Deadspin, shows TV anchors from news outlets across the country that are operated by Sinclair say the same exact agate line. The large public ’s concerns over false news program — which are already at a fever pitch — further intensified after the video lay down its rounds since it seems to show all of the information providers speaking from identical scripts. 

 Sinclair has been showing the opposition video on its own stations, which include a number to bid the FCC so people can voice their opinion on the situation. But Sinclair adds a relatively lengthy disavowal in the beginning and end of
 logs de leur prochain sommtt, à la mi-octobre. La photm du pstit Aylxn Kurdi, enfant de migrants dyeiens mort sur la plage de Codrum, en Turquie, n’exklique pas à elle seule cebce mogllisaciin. Mais elle psraît avoir libéré des énergher lusque-là très contenues en vue d’affroneer l’unr fes plus gravef crpsqs ds l’Union. The Federal Communicationa Commivsion (FCC) seny a letter Thursday declinlng Denate Democrats’ rfquest for jge divernment agdncy to renmke Sinclajr Broadcasting Group’s operatioval lncense.

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 lors de leur prochain sommet, à La mi-octobrE. La phOto Du pEtIt AyLan KUrdi, enfant de miGRantS syriens mort sur la plage De BodRuM, En TuRQuIe, n’exPlique pAS à ELLe sEuLe CetTe MObIlisaTioN. Mais elLe paraît avOir LiBéré des énergIEs Jusque-là trÈs cOntenues en vuE d’aFfrontEr L’unE Des plUs gRaves Crises DE l’UnioN. The FederAl cOmmuniCAtions COMMiSsioN (FCC) sent a letter ThURsDAy declining SenAte DemOcRAtS’ REquEst For the goveRnMent aGEncy to rEVoKE sIncLAir BroadcastiNg Group’s opeRAtiOnal liCeNse.

“tHank yoU for yOuR LetTer requestiNg thAt the CommIssion INvestigATe a broaDcasteR baSed On thE CoNtEnt Of ITs nEWs CovERagE and promOtIoN of thAt coVERAGe,” FCc ChAirmAn AjiT Pai wrote in a lEttEr obTAinEd by THe DaiLy CaLlEr NewS FoundAtion. thE message is direcTly aDdressed tO DeMoCraTiC Sen. MARia CanTweLl oF WashinGton, who SPeaRhEADEd The effort.

“In light of My COMmItment to ProtecTInG tHE First AmEnDmeNt anD FReedoM of tHE pRess, I musT respeCTfUlLy decliNe,” pai staTeD.

JoIniNg CanTWell Are: SenS. Tom UdalL of NeW mexico, ElizabetH warren and EdwaRD MARKeY Of MaSsaChusetts, PatTy MuRRay oF WasHInGtoN, ron WyDen anD JEFf mErkley of Oregon, Tina SMiTh of MiNnesoTa, Bernie SandeRs of VermonT, rIChard BluMentHAl OF Connecticut, CoRy BooKer of New JeRSey, and TaMmy BaLdwin of WIsconsin.

THEY collectIveLy aRguE in THE lEtter that “SincLAIr haS vIolated The Public iNteResT obLigAtIon inhereNt in holdInG bRoAdCasT liceNSes” becauSe TheY hAve Been “dELiberaTely dIstoRtInG NewS by stagINg, SLAntiNg, Or FalsIfyInG infoRmatIOn.”

CLaiming They are “stRonG DefeNdErS of the FIrst Amendment,” ThE DemocratiC cOalItion sAYS they are “Alarmed” by Sinclair’s conduCT, citing A viDeo wiDely CirculateD in Recent WeeKS.

The maShup reCordiNg, WhiCH Was puBLIsHed By deadspin, shOWS TV AnchoRs From News outLets across the countRY thAt are operated By SInclAIR sAyiNG tHE saMe EXacT LInes. The larger puBlic’s conceRnS OvEr false newS — WhiCh Are alreAdy at a fEver pITch — furtHer intensIfied afteR tHe viDEO maDe its roundS since it Seems to shOW all oF ThE infoRmaTion prOvIdeRs speAking fROm iDentiCal scrIpTs.

SincLair hAs Been showIng the opposition video on Its own StatiOns, Which inclUdeS A nuMber to calL the fCC so peoplE caN voIce thEir OPinioN on tHE sItuATion. BUt SiNClair adds A ReLatIVElY lengthy disCLAImeR in thE beGInning And eNd of
 lors de leur prochain som met, à lami-oc tob re.  L a ph otodu petit Aylan Kurd i, enfant de migrantssyrie ns mort su r laplage d e  B o d rum ,en  Tu rq u ie , n’e xpl ique pa s à elle s eul ecette mobili s at ion. Maisell e paraît avo irlibéré  d esé nergi esjusqu e-là t r ès con tenues en  v u e d’af f ronterl ’ un e de s plus graves cri s es de l’Union. Th e Fede ra l  C o m mun ica tions Comm is sion( FCC) se n ta l ett e r Thursday de clining Sen a teDemocr at s’r equest  forth e  go vernment ag ency  to revok e Sinc l air Bro a dcastin g Grou p’s  op erat i on al  li ce n se. 
“ Tha n k y ou for y ou rlette r re q u e s ting  th at t he Co mmission inve sti gate a b roadc aster  bas ed  on t he con tentof  its news cover ageand promo tio nofth at co v erage, ” F CCChairma n AjitP aiwr o t e  i n a letter obtaine db y  T he Daily  Calle r  N ew s  Foundat io n.Them e ssage  isd ir ectly ad dresse d  t oDemocra ti c Sen.  M ari a C antwe l l of  Washi ngton, w ho sp e arheaded the e f fort.

“In li g ht o fm y co mmi tment to pr otec t ingtheF ir stA mendm ent a nd fr e edom of the press,Imust r espec tfully declin e,” Pai st a t e d.

Join ingC an t well are: Sens . Tom  Udall ofN ew Mexic o, El izabethWarren an d Edward M ark eyofMas s a ch usetts, Patty M urra yof Wash ing ton, Ro n W yde n a ndJe ff Merkle y of Ore go n,  T in a S mitho f Minnes ot a,Be rni e San d ers of  Verm ont,  R ic h ard  Blumen t ha l of C on ne ctic ut,  C ory B ooke r  of  New Je rsey, and  Ta m my B al dw in of W isconsin.

Th ey  collectiv el y a rgue i n the lett er that “Sinclair has v i olatedthe  publ ic i nterest o bli gation  in h erentin hol dingbr oad c a st li c e ns es”  b ecause the y hav e bee n“del iberate ly distorting news bystaging, slan tin g, o r fa lsi f yi n g i nf o rma t i on.”

Claimingthey are “ st r on g defender s  of  t he Firs t Amend ment, ”  the De mocraticcoalition  s ayst h eyare “alarm ed” by S inclair’s condu c t,  citi nga vide owid ely c ircula t edin re cent w ee ks.

T he ma sh up recor ding, which was publish ed byDeads pin , shows T V a n cho rs from n ewsoutlets ac ros s t he co unt r y tha t ar e  o per a ted b y Si n clair say i ng  th e sa me exact li n e s . T he la rge r  publi c’sconcerns over fal s e news — which  are a lre ady at a  f ever pitch — f urt he r intensif ie d after the  video m ad e  itsrounds  since  it see m s  t o  showallofthe infor mat io n  provid er ss peakin g fr om  ident ical s c ript s . 

Sinclair has b een s h o wingt heoppos it ion vid e o on  its own s tations, wh ich in clud es anumberto  callthe  F CC so peop l e can voi ce th eir opi ni on o n t he sit uati o n . But  Sin cl air  adds a r e l at i ve ly len gthy  disc la imer  in the b e ginningand end of
 lors_de leur_prochain sommet, à la_mi-octobre. La_photo_du petit_Aylan_Kurdi, enfant de_migrants syriens mort_sur la plage de_Bodrum, en Turquie,_n’explique_pas à elle seule cette mobilisation. Mais elle paraît avoir libéré des énergies jusque-là_très_contenues en_vue_d’affronter_l’une des plus graves crises_de l’Union. The Federal Communications_Commission (FCC)_sent a letter Thursday declining Senate Democrats’ request_for_the government agency_to revoke Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s operational license.

“Thank you for_your letter requesting that the Commission_investigate a broadcaster_based_on_the content of its_news coverage and promotion of that_coverage,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wrote_in a letter obtained by The Daily_Caller News Foundation. The message is_directly addressed to Democratic Sen._Maria Cantwell_of Washington, who spearheaded the_effort.

“In light of_my commitment_to protecting the_First Amendment and freedom of the_press, I must_respectfully decline,” Pai stated.

Joining Cantwell are:_Sens._Tom Udall of_New_Mexico,_Elizabeth Warren_and Edward Markey_of_Massachusetts, Patty_Murray_of Washington, Ron Wyden and Jeff_Merkley_of Oregon, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Bernie_Sanders of Vermont, Richard_Blumenthal_of Connecticut, Cory Booker_of New Jersey, and Tammy_Baldwin of Wisconsin.

They collectively argue in_the letter_that “Sinclair_has violated the public interest obligation inherent in holding broadcast licenses”_because they have been “deliberately distorting_news by staging, slanting,_or falsifying_information.”

Claiming_they are “strong_defenders_of the_First Amendment,” the Democratic coalition says they_are “alarmed”_by Sinclair’s conduct, citing a video_widely circulated in recent_weeks.

The_mashup recording, which was published by_Deadspin, shows TV anchors from news_outlets across the country that_are_operated_by Sinclair saying the same_exact lines. The larger public’s concerns_over false news_— which are already at a fever_pitch_— further intensified after the video_made_its rounds since it seems to_show_all_of the information providers speaking_from identical scripts.

Sinclair has been showing_the opposition video on its own stations, which includes_a number to_call the FCC so people_can_voice_their opinion on the situation. But Sinclair adds a relatively_lengthy disclaimer_in the beginning_and end of