{"id":2600972,"date":"2026-05-10T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/should-the-view-be-considered-news-abc-and-fcc-go-to-battle-over-embattled-show\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:29:22","slug":"should-the-view-be-considered-news-abc-and-fcc-go-to-battle-over-embattled-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/should-the-view-be-considered-news-abc-and-fcc-go-to-battle-over-embattled-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Should &#8216;The View&#8217; Be Considered News? ABC and FCC Go to Battle Over Embattled Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fshould-the-view-be-considered-news-abc-and-fcc-go-to-battle-over-embattled-show%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=2600972&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>\u201cThe View\u201d is at the centre of a dispute over whether it should be treated as legitimate \u201cnews\u201d under FCC rules that allow exemptions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political equal-time requirement<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>ABC and Disney argue that the show has long qualified for a bona fide news interview exemption and that its format and guest selection are driven by newsworthiness, not an intent to help any candidate. The FCC, however, is pushing back-requiring ABC to more clearly justify that the programme is genuinely news.  <\/p>\n<p>The conflict is tied to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-commish-kamalas-snl-appearance-specially-designed-to-evade-federal-regulations\/\" title=\"... Commish: Kamala&#039;s SNL Appearance Specially &#039;Designed to Evade&#039; Federal Regulations\">equal-time rule<\/a>, which generally requires political candidates to receive comparable airtime when one candidate appears. The article claims Fox News reported that FCC scrutiny is raising questions about whether \u201cThe View\u201d meets the bona fide news standard, including criticism from a government insider.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Should ultra-progressive talk show \u201cThe View\u201d be considered news?<\/p>\n<p>That peculiar question is at the heart of a roiling feud between the show\u2019s parent network and company (ABC and Disney respectively) and the Federal Communications Commission.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/abc-fcc-the-view-violating-first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, the ABC and FCC are in a war of words over the actual classification status of \u201cThe View\u201d and whether or not the show had broken any rules pertaining to the equal time rule.<\/p>\n<p>That rule effectively requires broadcast stations that interview one political candidate to give equal airtime to all other candidates for the same office.<\/p>\n<p>Given that such a rule could prove burdensome for news stations beholden to strict airtime constraints, Congress ultimately decided decades ago that certain \u201cbona fide\u201d news stations could apply for and receive exemptions from this equal-time rule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The View<\/em> has been broadcasting under a bona fide news exemption granted to it more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">twenty years ago<\/a>, consistent with longstanding Commission interpretations,\u201d ABC wrote in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/ecfs\/document\/10507899614175\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition<\/a> to the FCC.<\/p>\n<p>The issue now, however, is that the FCC is effectively asking ABC and \u201cThe View\u201d to prove that the divisive talk show is a \u201cbona fide\u201d news program to even qualify for such an exemption.<\/p>\n<p>And as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/abc-fires-back-fcc-probe-the-view-calls-out-agencys-chilling-effect-first-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reports, the bona fides are in serious doubt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRon Burgundy has a stronger claim of being \u2018bona fide news\u2019 than Whoopi Goldberg,\u201d one government insider told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>One of the major flashpoints in this drama appears to have been Texas Democrat and senatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-candidate-james-talarico-insults-american-students-ranking-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Talarico<\/a>\u2018s appearance on \u201cThe View\u201d from early February.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hi2hy9kAOlA?si=YUT6kv6YUpeEwJb8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil now, it has never been disputed that <em>The View<\/em> qualifies as a bona fide news interview program,\u201d ABC claimed in its petition.<\/p>\n<p>The network added: \u201c<em>The View<\/em> continues to qualify as a bona fide news interview program because it continues to meet all of the legal requirements set forth by Congress and the Commission. Specifically, (1) <em>The View<\/em> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-hart-blasts-his-critics-the-hate-slander-fuels-me-to-do-more\/\" title=\"Kevin Hart Blasts His Critics: \u2018The Hate\/Slander Fuels Me To Do More\u2019\">regularly scheduled program<\/a>, (2) <em>The View<\/em> is fully controlled by ABC, which produces the show for broadcast by the ABC Television Network, and (3) decisions concerning <em>The View<\/em>\u2019s format, content, and participants are based on newsworthiness rather than on an intention to advance or harm an individual\u2019s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith respect to whether a broadcaster\u2019s programming decisions are based on newsworthiness, the Commission has long recognized that it was Congress\u2019s intent that the Commission respect the good faith news judgments of broadcast licensees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FCC, for its part, appears willing to give \u201cThe View\u201d a fair assessment when it comes to the show\u2019s classification as news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecades ago, Congress passed a law that generally prohibits broadcast television programs from putting a thumb on the scale in favor of one political candidate over another,\u201d an FCC representative told Fox News. \u201cSpecifically, Congress put protections in place to ensure that covered programs offer legally qualified candidates for office (both Republican and Democrat) equal time on the public airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections. 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