Should the media be broadcasting Trumps utterances, since he's sunk to inciting violent crime?

[Bill USA]

.. could that be construed as aiding and abetting?

Shocked Media Figures Condemn Trump’s “Second Amendment People” Remark

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said at a rally that if Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton “gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people maybe there is, I don’t know.”

Roger Stone, a longtime Trump adviser and ally, previously called for Clinton to be “brought to justice - arrested, tried, and executed for murder.” Another Trump adviser, Al Baldasaro, has said that Clinton should be "shot for treason"; the Secret Service subsequently investigated him.

Numerous media figures reacted with shock, condemning Trump's remarks and questioning whether the Secret Service would investigate him. Media figures also took issue with the Trump campaign’s “spin” that Trump was just talking about Second Amendment people “voting.”

Here is a sample of the media reaction from across the political spectrum:
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[Old Union Guy]

1. Who are "the media"? It's not a centrally controlled organization, you know ...

... RW conspiracy nuts to the contrary.

Trump is a presidential candidate.

Someone will report everything he says.

Therefore, even "respectable" outlets will report it to avoid being beat.

[Bill USA]

2. here let me help you: NBC, ABC, PBS, CBS. They are the television networks that broadcast the shows

you see on that magic screen with the moving images in your living room. they do have standards to uphold inorder to keep broadcasting on the public airwaves. They are not supposed to broadcast the commission of crimes or statements or appeals to commit crimes.

[Old Union Guy]

5. Not "supposed" by whom? Is this a new rule? n/t

[Bill USA]

6. The FCC and Its Regulatory Authority

The Public and Broadcasting (July 2008 edition)

The FCC and Its Regulatory Authority

The Communications Act. The FCC was created by Congress in the Communications Act for the purpose of “regulating interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communications service . . . .” (In this context, the word "radio" covers both broadcast radio and television.) The Communications Act authorizes the FCC to "make such regulations not inconsistent with law as it may deem necessary to prevent interference between stations and to carry out the provisions of [the] Act." It directs us to base our broadcast licensing decisions on the determination of whether those actions will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

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Broadcast Programming: Law and Policy on Specific Kinds of Programming

Programming Inciting “Imminent Lawless Action.”

Programming Inciting “Imminent Lawless Action.” [font color="red"]The Supreme Court has held that the government may curtail speech if it is both: (1) intended to incite or produce “imminent lawless action;” and (2) likely to “incite or produce such action.” [/font]

The History of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

The Federal Communications Commission was established on June 19, 1934, to replace the outdated Federal Radio Commission. In its history, the FCC has been involved in some very controversial decisions. As communications expanded and television became more prominent, the FCC's duties were expanded to include regulating all forms of communication in the United States. The FCC helps to regulate content, award station charters, and monitor innovation to make sure that all forms of communication can co-exist. The FCC is also involved in regulating the Internet in the United States, and it has created regulations that have become the center of debate for the telecommunications industry, corporate users, and the millions of people in the United States who utilize the Internet every day.

[Old Union Guy]

7. You have a very warped idea of the authority of the FCC n/t

[Bill USA]

9. yeah, like my comnt 6 was my OPINION...LOL!

[Midnight Writer]

3. So we, the public, should not be made aware that the Presidential candidate is crazy?

How can you report and convincingly inform the public that Trump is making terrorist threats and inciting hate without reporting the specific statements? Especially since so many of our fellow citizens are in denial.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

[Nitram]

4. It is the job of the media to report the truth. We have a right to know...

...what crap is coming out of Trump's mouth on a daily basis. Some are criticizing the media for not exposing Trump. Others are criticizing the media for giving him too much publicity. We can't have it both ways.

[Sam1]

8. Trump gets ratings and

ratings are revenue. Enough said!

[brooklynite]

10. C'mon; that is SO earlier this week...