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Kimmel returns with monologue defending free speech: "We have to stand up"

"Our government cannot be allowed to control what we do and do not say on television," Kimmel said.

Axios

Jimmy Kimmel returns to air, addresses Charlie Kirk comments during emotional monologue

In an emotional mologue, the late-night host thanked those who supported him, addressed the comments he made about Charlie Kirk, and criticised the government and ABC affiliates who took his show off the air.

Euronews

Trump's Vision of Broadcast Regulation Is a Threat to Conservatives

History suggests that Republicans will regret letting the FCC police TV programming.

Reason

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Jimmy Kimmel's returning, but not for everyone. Markets under blackout, mapped

Sinclair and Nexstar, which control more than 25% of ABC local affiliates, still won't air the show.

Axios

Lawsuits, cancellations and bullying: Trump is systematically destroying press freedom

United States President Donald Trump is well advanced in his systematic campaign to undermine the American media and eviscerate its function of holding him and others in power to account.

The Conversation

Brendan Carr Says Networks Must Serve the 'Public Interest.' What Does That Mean?

Congress placed the term in the law but chose not to define it, leaving that task for future regulators.

Reason

TV hosts celebrate Kimmel’s return to air after ‘massive backlash to Trump’s crackdown on free speech’

Late-night hosts give credit to people who boycotted Disney after corporation had indefinitely suspended Kimmel

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Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to his late-night show after ABC lifts suspension

ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is set to return to the air, with millions of people expected to watch to see how he addresses his nearly weeklong suspension

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel is coming back. It’s proof that you still have power

Disney saw hurricane-level blowback over the talkshow host’s suspension, thanks in large part to consumers

The Guardian - US

Stars and fellow hosts react to Jimmy Kimmel’s return: ‘Late-nightmare is over’

Disney announces ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ returning on Tuesday night

The Independent UK

60 Years Ago, Ayn Rand Denounced FCC Censorship. Brendan Carr Should Listen.

In her 1962 essay "Have Gun, Will Nudge," Rand explained exactly how the public interest standard would lead to censorship.

Reason

Disney Bringing Jimmy Kimmel Back Tuesday—Is The Media Giant Putting NFL Media Merger At Risk?

Tensions between President Donald Trump and media companies may have lasting effects on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which announced Monday that it lifted the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Benzinga

Jimmy Kimmel’s Return Announced Days After Show Was Suspended Over ‘Insensitive’ Charlie Kirk Remarks

Disney has confirmed the show’s comeback, but its long-term future remains uncertain.

Bored Panda

Jimmy Kimmel will return to TV after highly criticized suspension

Late-night host reinstated after suspension over comments on Maga and Charlie Kirk that Disney called ‘insensitive’

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Roll Call

Questions surround FCC’s authority as Kimmel set to return - Roll Call

As ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, the FCC's lone Democratic member says broacasters' public interest obligation needs new attention.

The Conversation

A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream

Following unprecedented threats from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, major affiliate station owners Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting pressured Disney’s ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air over his comments related to Charlie Kirk’s killing.

The Guardian - US

Republican decries FCC chair’s comments on Kimmel suspension: ‘Absolutely inappropriate’

Rand Paul, a Kentucky senator, also said Disney and ABC have no obligation to employ the late-night host

The Guardian - US

Hundreds of Hollywood stars sign open letter condemning Kimmel suspension

Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro among signatories of letter decrying Disney’s move after Jimmy Kimmel made remarks on Kirk’s death

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The Guardian - US

John Oliver: ‘Everyone knew the administration had it in for Kimmel’

Last Week Tonight host spoke about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and why we should be worried about what this means for the US

Fortune

Howard Stern says he's canceling Disney Plus 'to say with the pocketbook that I do not support' ABC yanking Jimmy Kimmel off the air

Stern had his own fair share of battles with the FCC over the years.

Cinemablend

I Just Found Out The Jimmy Kimmel Live Decision Was So Sudden, Guests Were Actually En Route To The Theater When The Show Went Into Hiatus

The network's move has shocked late-night audiences—and guests.

The Independent UK

John Oliver and Ted Cruz have Goodfellas-influenced meeting of minds over ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel

Late-night host and Republican senator are in rare agreement as both men accuse FCC chairman Brendan Carr of behaving like mafia boss from Martin Scorsese’s crime classic

Reason

America's Free Speech Culture Is Under Attack From Within

The First Amendment still stands, but the culture that supports it is eroding.

Al Jazeera

Does US’s communications agency have power to regulate Kimmel’s speech?

Experts say FCC may have overstepped in calling for action over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk murder.

The Independent UK

John Oliver says ‘history will remember the cowards’ as he slams Disney CEO over Kimmel suspension

‘Last Week Tonight’ host said ‘at some point you’re going to have to draw a line’

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