{
  "id": 1820088,
  "title": "ABC says FCC waging a retaliatory campaign violating free speech rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/abc-says-fcc-waging-a-retaliatory-campaign-violating-free-speech",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T22:50:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/abc-says-fcc-waging-a-retaliatory-campaign-violating-free-speech-rights"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ABC sued the FCC, arguing the agency is waging a retaliatory campaign of censorship against the broadcast network, violating its right to free speech. ABC says the commission has wielded its regulatory power to punish and pressure the company through investigations and threats to strip local stations of their broadcast licenses. Amna Nawaz discussed more with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}