CBS urges FCC to reject complaint over '60 Minutes' Harris interview

David Shepardson - Reuters - 11/03
CBS on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject a complaint over a "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the agency has no lawful role in policing broadcast news editorial decisions.
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WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - CBS on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject a complaint over a "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the agency has no lawful role in policing broadcast news editorial decisions.
CBS, which is owned by Paramount Global (PARA.O), opens new tab, said sanctioning the company over the interview "would blatantly violate the First Amendment by substituting the government’s editorial judgment for that of CBS and its journalists."
A complaint alleges the interview violates the FCC's rules on "news distortion." The network broadcast a portion of the vice president's answer on "Face the Nation" and a different one on "60 Minutes."
"CBS engaged in ordinary editorial decision-making that involved no 'distortion'," the company said, adding that the FCC complaint "completely disregards both the letter and the spirit of the Commiss...
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