§ 100.73. News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
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/us/cfr/t11/s§ 100.73·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Any cost incurred in covering or carrying a news story, commentary, or editorial by any broadcasting station (including a cable television operator, programmer or producer), website, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, including any Internet or electronic publication, is not a contribution unless the facility is owned or controlled by any political party, political committee, or candidate, in which case the costs for a news story:
(a)That represents a bona fide news account communicated in a publication of general circulation or on a licensed broadcasting facility; and
(b)That is part of a general pattern of campaign-related news accounts that give reasonably equal coverage to all opposing candidates in the circulation or listening area, is not a contribution. \[67 FR 50585, Aug. 5, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 18613, Apr. 12, 2006; 89 FR 215, Jan. 2, 2024\]
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§ 100.73
News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
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