FCC Threats Push Interviews Off TV

When a regulator threatens license enforcement over a broadcast host's editorial choices, networks and local affiliates may preemptively move political interviews off the public airwaves to online platforms to avoid license risk. That shift transfers politically relevant content from universally accessible, locally regulated broadcasting to platform‑gated outlets (YouTube), changing reach, discoverability, and local voters' access to candidates. — Shows how regulatory intimidation can materially change the channels through which voters encounter political candidates, with consequences for local press freedom and election information flow.