Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

NBC News is an established national newsroom with editorial standards and an identified reporter. The article includes statements from CBS, the White House, Talarico and an FCC commissioner, while attributing their claims.

• ▸Source type — Established national news organization.
• ▸Source diversity — The article presents statements from the network, the White House, Talarico and an FCC commissioner.
• ▸Author attribution — A reporter is named.
• ▸Editorial standards — The publisher has the institutional structure of a major newsroom; no article-specific correction information is provided.

The article gives the competing accounts of CBS's decision and describes the FCC rule and relevant statements. Its reporting relies heavily on quoted statements and does not include direct comment from the FCC chairman.

The article juxtaposes Colbert and Talarico's claims with CBS's explanation and the White House's defense, and includes criticism from an FCC commissioner. The FCC chairman is not quoted directly.

• ▸Counterarguments presented — CBS directly disputes the claim that the show was prohibited from airing the interview; the White House defends the FCC.
• ▸Source diversity — The article includes voices from the show, the network, the White House and an FCC commissioner.
• ▸Omitted context — The FCC chairman's views are described through prior statements but he is not directly interviewed.
• ▸Loaded language — Critical and insulting language is attributed to speakers rather than used as the article's own narration.

The article reports accusations of political pressure alongside CBS's explanation and the White House's defense of the FCC. It attributes the critical language to its speakers rather than adopting it as its own.

• ▸Language tone — The narration is generally descriptive; charged terms appear in attributed quotes.
• ▸Source selection — It includes statements from both the critics of the decision and its defenders.
• ▸Framing — The headline foregrounds Colbert's account, while the article also gives CBS's response.