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Even as Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves, TV networks remain more vulnerable to political pressure than ever before

  • Written by Sage Meredith Goodwin, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for American Political History and Technology, Purdue University
Even as Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves, TV networks remain more vulnerable to political pressure than ever beforeABC briefly suspended 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after the host made controversial remarks about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Turner

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