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Unlocked: What is the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?

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Former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler sits down with Nancy Gibbs to discuss how the Federal Communications Commission has historically regulated what Americans see and hear. Wheeler explains how longstanding norms are being tested by the current administration and why it’s more important than ever for journalists and the public to understand both the legal limits of the agency’s powers and the civil liberties those limits were designed to protect.

 

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