Broadcasters Should Prepare for COVID-19 Restrictions, Says Oxenford
Broadcasters should be contacting state and local officials about ensuring access to studios and transmitter sites and exempting news coverage from COVID-19 travel restrictions, blogged Wilkinson Barker's David Oxenford Monday. The U.S. code has statutory language against limiting broadcast access…
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in an emergency, but not every state and locality does, he said. “Even if state laws have similar provisions, those provisions are only helpful if someone in a position of authority has the time and inclination to look at the legal niceties.” Stations should plan for worst-case scenarios where many staffers are infected, the industry lawyer recommended.