{"id":1069644,"date":"2021-11-30T18:13:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T23:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1069644"},"modified":"2021-11-30T18:13:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T23:13:59","slug":"newsmax-and-oan-back-far-left-pick-for-fcc-commissioner-who-wants-to-censor-conservative-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsmax-and-oan-back-far-left-pick-for-fcc-commissioner-who-wants-to-censor-conservative-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsmax and OAN Back Far-Left Pick for FCC Commissioner Who Wants to Censor Conservative Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsmax-and-oan-back-far-left-pick-for-fcc-commissioner-who-wants-to-censor-conservative-channels%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1069644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">One America News (OAN) and Newsmax are backing Joe Biden\u2019s far-left, radical pick for FCC commissioner, Gigi Sohn, despite the fact that she and the organization she co-founded have called for the blacklisting of conservative broadcasters \u2014 including OAN.<\/p>\n<p>Gigi Sohn has made a number of public statements that should alarm conservatives. She has called for the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a conservative-owned network of local broadcasters, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gigibsohn\/status\/1053982573813264384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1053982573813264384%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ftech%2F2021%2F11%2F12%2Fbiden-pushes-pro-censorship-partisan-leftist-gigi-sohn-for-fcc-commissioner%2F\">to be stripped of its license<\/a>. She has called for an investigation into Fox News, which she has called \u201cdangerous to our democracy\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gigibsohn\/status\/1321456221740847106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1321456221740847106%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Ftech%2F2021%2F11%2F12%2Fbiden-pushes-pro-censorship-partisan-leftist-gigi-sohn-for-fcc-commissioner%2F\">\u201cstate-sponsored propaganda.\u201d&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_18762682\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1233725182.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18762682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1233725182.jpg\" alt=\"SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">US President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up from Air Force One prior to departing from La Crosse Regional Airport in La Crosse, Wisconsin, June 29, 2021.&nbsp; (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And the organization she co-founded, Public Knowledge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicknowledge.org\/blog\/why-cable-and-satellite-providers-should-drop-one-america-news-network\/\">has called on cable and satellite providers to censor OAN<\/a>, the same conservative broadcaster that is now backing her nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/conservative-media-bidens-fcc-pick-gigi-sohn-f6bb9046-8838-4ec9-9701-061ea089ea21.html\">suggests<\/a> that Newsmax and OAN might be backing the far-left nominee, despite her open hostility to conservative media, because they view the Sinclair Broadcasting Group \u2014 a top target of Sohn\u2019s \u2014 as a competitor. OAN and Newsmax both opposed the attempted merger between Sinclair and Tribune Media, a position also taken by Sohn.<\/p>\n<p>In a comment to Breitbart News, a Newsmax spokeswoman said the network had received assurances from Sohn that she would not use her power to censor conservative media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile we have a number of disagreements with Gigi Sohn, she has confirmed to us that she does not, nor will she, support the closing of cable or broadcast outlets based on ideological views \u2014 but she will support independent networks, a key reason we are supporting her as is One America News,\u201d said the spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.10989010989\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This, and its lack of candor during the failed merger with Tribune, calls into question Sinclair\u2019s fitness to be a broadcast licensee. Will <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCC<\/a> do anything when Sinclair\u2019s licenses are up for renewal? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EPNExBfXS0\">https:\/\/t.co\/EPNExBfXS0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gigi Sohn (@gigibsohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gigibsohn\/status\/1053982573813264384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite OAN and Newsmax\u2019s stance, Republican leaders in the Senate are lining up to slam Sohn\u2019s record of partisan comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGigi Sohn is a complete political ideologue who has disdain for conservatives. She would be a complete nightmare for the country when it comes to regulating the public airwaves,\u201d said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSohn, obviously, her views are going to be very far apart from where mine are on all the issues,\u201d Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said in a comment to <em>Politico <\/em>at the start of the month. \u201cShe\u2019s very left, she\u2019s going to be a heavy hand in regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her stated support for censoring conservative broadcasters, Sohn has also accused Facebook of trying to \u201cappease right-wing extremists,\u201d indicating that she will use her power to push social media censorship as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0622568093385\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For years, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitter<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Facebook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Facebook<\/a> tried to appease <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> &amp; other right-wing extremists on phony claims of conservative bias. It didn&#8217;t work. Great piece from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenLevy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StevenLevy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WIRED?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WIRED<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3NiUqNrWma\">https:\/\/t.co\/3NiUqNrWma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sec230?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sec230<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gigi Sohn (@gigibsohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gigibsohn\/status\/1266364382239481856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/11\/12\/biden-pushes-pro-censorship-partisan-leftist-gigi-sohn-for-fcc-commissioner\/\">As Breitbart News previously reported<\/a>, Sohn\u2019s track record of partisan statements includes a description of Brett Kavanaugh as an \u201cangry white man,\u201d and accusations that Republicans are trying to \u201cpack the courts\u201d and \u201csuppress the vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News has reached out to OAN For comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"17.725714285714\">\n<p><strong><em>Allum Bokhari is the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News.&nbsp;He is the author of&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DELETED-Techs-Battle-Movement-Election\/dp\/154605930X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">#DELETED: Big Tech\u2019s Battle to Erase the Trump Movement and Steal The Election.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One America News (OAN) and Newsmax are backing Joe Biden\u2019s far-left, radical pick for FCC commissioner, Gigi Sohn, despite the fact that she and the organization she co-founded have called &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1069644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1069644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1069644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1069644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1069644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}