FCC(美国联邦通信委员会)唯一的民主党专员安娜·戈麦斯(Ana Gomez)日前向迪士尼CEO乔希·达马罗(Josh D’Amaro)发出警告，指责特朗普政府正试图审查旗下ABC电视网。据《华尔街日报》报道，戈麦斯在周一发出的信中称，ABC等媒体正面临来自白宫的“持续、协调的审查与控制攻势”。
她进一步指出，FCC专员布伦丹·卡尔(Brendan Carr)正在将该机构武器化，试图迫使“自由且独立的新闻媒体屈服”。戈麦斯在信中提到，FCC近期对迪士尼旗下8家地方电视台的广播许可证续期申请提出要求、对ABC脱口秀节目《观点》展开调查，以及重启对ABC在2024年特朗普与卡玛拉·哈里斯总统辩论中的主持方式的投诉，这些并非“巧合的监管行动”。
在卡尔的领导下，FCC还对深夜脱口秀主持人吉米·坎摩尔(Jimmy Kimmel)因讽刺查理·柯克(Charlie Kirk)、总统及第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普而采取行动，去年甚至迫使其暂时停播数日。戈麦斯在信中写道：“目标很明确：通过监管压力迫使其下架，并向所有广播机构传递批评报道的代价。”
FCC对迪士尼、ABC及多家批评特朗普的媒体发起的攻势，是特朗普对新闻界反击的一部分。2024年12月，ABC因诽谤指控向特朗普支付1600万美元和解金后，特朗普在第二任期开始后加大了攻击力度。戈麦斯在信中强调：“那笔和解金并未让你们获得和平。你们无法购买本届政府的青睐，只能暂时租用——而且代价只会越来越高。”
她还表示，将“运用作为专员的一切权力，揭露FCC如何限制新闻自由，并在每个环节追究责任”。
上周，迪士尼在法律文件中指控FCC侵犯其《第一修正案》权利。该公司已聘请资深最高法院诉讼律师保罗·克莱门特(Paul D. Clement)——乔治·W·布什政府时期的首席检察官——应对特朗普的攻击。这表明迪士尼誓言反击。戈麦斯的信件也表明，其他新闻机构亟需效仿，以捍卫美国的新闻自由。
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