The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 392

Former FCC Chairman Mark Fowler said press freedom would remain unresolved until the policy was repealed.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Former FCC Chairman Mark Fowler said press freedom would remain unresolved until the policy was repealed.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Former chair says press freedom is at risk
About
incident 2026-court-orders-fcc-to-answer-news-distortion-challenge
Source
Court Gives FCC 30 Days To Answer Challenge Over News Distortion Policy
Publisher
Inside Radio
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2026-04-28

Quotation from the source

Until it is repealed, we will not have a free press.