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FCC Chair Blasts Legacy Media, Trust in Local News Soars

3/11/2026

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Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, criticized legacy media in a March 10 Breitbart News discussion, noting Americans trust local news more.
He attributed a trust gap to U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach, saying it disrupted the media landscape and linked to NPR and PBS defunding.
Carr cited CNN's protest coverage and mischaracterizations of political figures as examples of hoaxes fueling declining trust and gatekeeping erosion.

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Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, criticized legacy media in a March 10 Breitbart News discussion, noting Americans trust local news more.
He attributed a trust gap to U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach, saying it disrupted the media landscape and linked to NPR and PBS defunding.
Carr cited CNN's protest coverage and mischaracterizations of political figures as examples of hoaxes fueling declining trust and gatekeeping erosion.