§100.73. News story, commentary, or editorial by the media.
11 C.F.R. § 100.73
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:
That represents a bona fide news account communicated in a publication of general circulation or on a licensed broadcasting facility; and
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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[67 FR 50585, Aug. 5, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 18613, Apr. 12, 2006; 89 FR 215, Jan. 2, 2024]
Source
Source: 67 FR 50585, Aug. 5, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30101, 30102(g), 30104, 30111(a)(8), and 30114(c).
Source
Source: 45 FR 15094, Mar. 7, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[67 FR 50585, Aug. 5, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 18613, Apr. 12, 2006; 89 FR 215, Jan. 2, 2024]