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DOJ probes major TV networks over Trump coverage suspension
Original: The # DOJ is investigating whether the major # television # networks — # ABC , # CBS , # CNN , # NBC & # FoxNews — viola
The Justice Department has contacted ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News as part of an investigation into whether the networks violated federal antitrust law when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Donald Trump. Officials reached out to the networks on Friday. The move has drawn attention given its implications for press freedom and the unusual targeting of major broadcasters over editorial coordination.
Why now: The DOJ's antitrust inquiry into the biggest US TV networks over pooled Trump coverage is a striking and unprecedented step touching press freedom.
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