The FCC Says TMZ Is 'Bona Fide'
  Friday, May 2nd, 2008  by Esmerelda

L to R:  TMZ's Jim Paratore, Harvey Levin, Alan Citron / Radar

The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that TMZ's magazine show is a "bona fide" news program. Before you get all freaked out keep in mind they said the same thing about the 700 Club and ABC Family.

The reasoning behind this is that the FCC says TMZ "reports news of some area of current events in a manner similar to more traditional newscasts." I wonder if they're watching the same show everybody else is.

Anyways, the long and short of it is that now TMZ can have some of the political candidates on their program. As long as it doesn't look like they're is an advantage to that candidate over another one then they don't even have to offer equal air time.

So, who at the FCC gets to decide in they're violating the equal opportunities rule? And if they do investigate it will the election be over already?

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