Opinion | Even in the West, the era of consequence-free expression is over

Opinion | Even in the West, the era of consequence-free expression is over

Charlie Kirk’s death in the United States was a major political shock. But what followed was more revealing: employees disciplined for social media posts, celebrities facing backlash for controversial remarks and businesses scrambling to distance themselves from the fallout. The controversy highlighted a broader truth of the digital age: a single comment, whether in jest…

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Trump's actions draw comparisons to world leaders who undermined democracies

Trump’s actions draw comparisons to world leaders who undermined democracies

In 2007, eight years after becoming Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez revoked the license of the country’s oldest private television station. Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump suggested revoking the licenses of U.S. television stations he believes are overly critical of him. Since he returned to office in January, Trump’s remaking of the…

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Jimmy Kimmel's ratings jumped to their highest in years with his return to ABC's airwaves

Sinclair says it’s bringing back “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on its stations tonight

Kimmel’s TV return draws massive ratings Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night TV return draws massive ratings 04:17 Sinclair Broadcasting on Friday said it is returning “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to its ABC stations, ending its preemption of the late-night show over remarks host Jimmy Kimmel had made on the program related to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.  The…

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"He Does Know Bad Ratings"

He Does Know Bad Ratings

As Jimmy Kimmel gets back into the swing of things, his regularly scheduled jokes about President Donald Trump have resumed. On Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following a major viewership boost for ABC, the comedian predicted Trump will “try to sue” the network after he posted about the episode “moments after we taped our…

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Jimmy Kimmel's ratings jumped to their highest in years with his return to ABC's airwaves

Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings jumped to their highest in years with his return to ABC’s airwaves

The much-anticipated episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following the comedian’s return from his suspension drew a broadcast audience about four times larger than average, according to Nielsen ratings data. This was despite the late-night show being preempted by about a quarter of all ABC affiliate TV stations in the U.S. Tuesday’s show drew an estimated…

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Jimmy Kimmel, in first monologue since show was taken off air, says "it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man"

Jimmy Kimmel, in first monologue since show was taken off air, says “it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man”

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his long-running late-night show Tuesday, less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.  “It’s been overwhelming…I’ve heard from all the people in the world over the last six days,” Kimmel joked to open his monologue,…

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