Former ABC News journalists sign letter supporting network as it pushes back on FCC

‘This is political retaliation, not regulatory enforcement’

Posted Thursday, May 14, 2026 11:00 am

Ted Johnson | DEADLINE

More than 100 former ABC News journalists have signed on to an open letter, supporting the network as it pushes back on the FCC‘s investigation of “The View” and its crackdown on the equal time rule.

The letter was organized by former ABC News correspondent Lisa Stark and former ABC News executive and senior producer Ian Cameron, who previously had called on the network and The Walt Disney Co. to resist pressure from the agency.

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Former ABC News journalists sign letter supporting network as it pushes back on FCC

‘This is political retaliation, not regulatory enforcement’

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