Bona
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Bône, the former name of Annaba.
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Mount Bona, a peak in southern Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 16,421 feet (5,005 meters).
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Congress later exempted “bona fide” newscasts, interviews, documentaries and events.
The FCC memo says it “has not been presented with any evidence that the interview portion of any late night or daytime television talk show program on air presently would qualify for the bona fide news exemption.”
“For decades, the Commission has recognized that bona fide news interviews, late-night programs, and daytime news shows are entitled to editorial discretion based on newsworthiness, not political favoritism,” Gomez said.
From Los Angeles Times
The precedent was established in 2006, when the FCC determined that then NBC late-night host Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” interview with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who announced his bid for California governor, was a “bona fide” news event, and thus not subject to the FCC rule.
From Los Angeles Times
“I’m Glad My Mom Died” was a bona fide phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times
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