>**‘Revolt’ at CBS News after Bari Weiss pulls story critical of Trump**
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>* CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss controversially pulled a 60 Minutes report, “Inside CECOT,” which investigated the Trump administration’s mass deportations and alleged abuse in an El Salvador prison.
>* The decision sparked significant backlash among CBS News staff, with journalist Sharyn Alfonsi, who produced the segment, asserting it was factually sound and its removal was a “political decision.”
>* Alfonsi warned that allowing government refusal to participate to kill a story effectively grants the administration a “kill switch” over investigative reporting.
>* Weiss defended her action, claiming the story “wasn’t ready” and required additional reporting, including interviews with government officials, to meet 60 Minutes’ standards.
>* Insiders suggest the story’s removal is linked to Paramount chair David Ellison’s attempts to gain favor with Donald Trump amid a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Spam_Hand on
Good, I hope it’s legitimate.
The free press is literally canabalizing their own rights to promote free and fair information all for a literal grandpa in shit filled diapers.
Edit: She said the story “was not ready” and did not meet the journalistic standards of 60 Minutes because it was missing interviews from government officials. So basically, attacking the victim/journalist…
ianrl337 on
It’s a drop in the bucket, but I have canceled my paramount subscription citing this as the final straw. Apparently 12/24 was my renewal day. I specifically said I would be finding other creative alternative way to watch South Park and Star Trek that do not profit Paramount.
highafphotos on
Slowly but steadily the news no longer reports the facts but only just what the administration wants us to hear. So much of the media has normalized our descent into authoritarianism and bigoted hatred to our neighbors which allows the cruel trend to advance instead of generating resistance.
The failure to remind people that this is not normal is setting the stage to undermine everything Americans fought for over the last 250 years (even if they didn’t do much fighting in the last 50.)
We need to take charge and have 300 million people fighting for the well-being of each other instead of themselves. Our lack of unity will just let the elites continue putting us against each other as they live lavish lifestyles off the exploitation of the masses.
Weird how Christians are so busy forcing raped children and women to give birth instead of condemning the greed and failure to help their neighbors. Sometimes I pray God is real so that they will actually find eternal punishment in the afterlife, but I know that is a pipe dream.
We gotta load it up and smoke the dreams ourselves or we will never see a just world for liberty and justice for all. No one will win that fight for us. We must take action if we want to see a difference.
Active-Dog-6361 on
credit to the journalists who refuse to be silenced
Birthday-Tricky on
The fix is in.
Apprehensive_Idea758 on
This is another into dictatorship and another nail in the coffin for a once almighty American democracy which is being decimated by the corrupt and fascist Trump regime,those who chose to vote that mentally unstable shitgoblin back into office sadly have extremely short memories and seem to have forgotten about how disastrous Trump’s first term was and it’s his second term is already a worse disaster in the making.
oldnjgal on
Any streaming network out there willing to hire all 60 Minutes employees? Their mass exodus would send a huge message to Paramount and bring considerable viewership to your platform.
ebcdicZ on
Bari Weiss need to be replaced
KingMario05 on
CBS needs a walkout. Total and complete strike until Bari and Ellison either capitulate or resign. Wire the other Paramount divisions in too.
He wants a far right empire? He should have to build one from the ground up, end of story.
Xullister on
Boycott CBS and Paramount, fuck these fascist nerds.
MyPickleWillTickle on
I just added CBS News to my network DNS blocker. Along with Twitter, no traffic whatsoever will be sent from my network to Trump-loving “news” sites.
Agent-Adept on
I am so angry that the press have willingly given up their constitutional right to freely report on the crimes and corruption of tRump and his sycophant cronies. It’s so sad where this country has gone because of the Orange Turd.
kennedyswise on
Get used to it
oupheking on
It was only a matter of time before Bari fucked something up this badly. She is constitutionally unsuited for that job.
Anyone else find it darkly hilarious that someone whose supposed raison d’etre was fighting cancel culture and censorship has become a propagandist and censor for the regime?
ChrisFromLongIsland on
This is all a slow burn to have David Ellison turn CBS news into another fox news. Billionaires don’t really care about facts ir in the news division money. Its a propaganda machine. When it comes to money there is more money in conservative news scaring the shit out of old people than straight news. Hardly anyone under 35 gets their news from TV so they don’t matter to CBS.
Weiss will slowly hollow out the old journalists before she gets tossed and a true right winger comes in. I don’t really care much about Billionaires except when it comes to the news business. They are taking over the news business and distorting it to their own beliefs. They also can create virtual monopolies owning many local and national TV radio, internet outlets.
t0matit0 on
Fuck you, Bari.
Annahsbananas on
It’s CBS. They’re the new Fox
Steve120988 on
“Revolt”
GestureArtist on
I thought Bari wrote a very beautiful editorial after the Tree of Life shooting (her hometown synagogue).
And now I think she’s a boot licking Nazi. What a disappointing human being.
FrogsOnALog on
Release the tapes!
Collarbones33 on
Aren’t there any billionaires that are progressive that will create fair news sources outside PBS?
TheSpatulaOfLove on
CBS is dead. Stop pretending it isn’t.
jakegh on
Of course they’re right to quit over this, but after the real journalists quit, it isn’t like CBS news will go off the air. They will be instantly replaced by those with more flexible ethics.
Major_A21 on
This reminded me to unsubscribe from CBS News on YouTube. I should have done it when it was full of Erika Kirk BS last week.
ChickpeaDemon on
>”It’s going to be fascinating to see how far Bari is willing to double down on the piece ‘not ready’ argument and or/attack Sharyn and [60 Minutes],” they said. “”It’ll be our clearest signal yet that she doesn’t represent CBS News but instead David Ellison and whatever is convenient for him politically at any given moment.
It wasn’t clear when a right wing hack tapped her to be in charge of a major news network despite not even cracking 4,000 views on her own? It wasn’t clear when she hosted a goddamn town hall with the most jovial widow grifter spewing half baked questions to target erikas enemies and clean up her image? CBS is dead and honestly good riddance. Corporate media needs to fade into the ether.
JackPackaage on
Good time to remind everyone that Bari Weiss is NOT A JOURNALIST. She never studied journalism, has never worked in a newsroom, has never done any sort of factual investigation. She has only ever worked Op-ed or culture desks. She is so crazy unqualified to be making these decisions.
BK1287 on
It’s a story about American concentration camps. I think that’s a bit beyond something “critical of Trump”.
17syllables on
Can’t wait for Greenwald, Taibbi, and other substack media watchdogs to “hear me out” about why pulling this story is actually ok.
Goodthrust_8 on
They’re now Fox Lite. Time to boycott CBS.
Bazylik on
revolt would be quitting en masse. This is just finger wagging.
Damerman on
This is what you get with the Ellisons
mabus42 on
CBS. It was a good run. It was nice knowing you.
But now, you’re dead to me. I’m not the only one thinking this either.
Now that you’ve reincarnated as something terrible, let’s come up with a new backronym for y’all.
**C**uckholds
**B**roadcasting
**S**hite
rysker6 on
She will not survive employment with this insane gamble of trying to make CBS into Fox News-lite
trastamara22 on
CBS is done it’s Fox News so sadly art and information from 60 minutes; it should just cancel
Knighth77 on
Mainstream media has always been awful. They are a tool of the system to keep the people misinformed and underinformed. Yes, they can do it right once a blue moon but overall, that’s not their purpose. Bending the knee to the current regime is not very surprising.
Accomplished-Run221 on
Odds that nothing will happen?
PoignantPie on
Bari Weiss sucks.
2-wheels on
Bari Weiss pimps for Trump while selling out CBS News. Pretty shitty legacy to establish at only 41. Hers now.
Done with CBS.
Y0___0Y on
You REALLY have to fuck up for a newsroom to revolt.
There are fewer broadcast news jobs than ever before. If you get into a place like CBS, working on prestigious national broadcasts like 60 Minutes, you stay there as long as you can and hope you don’t get laid off.
Black_Otter on
They probably want to get rid of most the n the Newsroom already
FBS351 on
Use your parental controls to block CBS. It’s no loss.
Mayor_of_BBQ on
this is why you don’t put a political opinion columnist in charge of a news org
CarltonCatalina on
It’s just incredible to see a bootlicking Jewish Nazi isn’t it?
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>**‘Revolt’ at CBS News after Bari Weiss pulls story critical of Trump**
>
>* CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss controversially pulled a 60 Minutes report, “Inside CECOT,” which investigated the Trump administration’s mass deportations and alleged abuse in an El Salvador prison.
>* The decision sparked significant backlash among CBS News staff, with journalist Sharyn Alfonsi, who produced the segment, asserting it was factually sound and its removal was a “political decision.”
>* Alfonsi warned that allowing government refusal to participate to kill a story effectively grants the administration a “kill switch” over investigative reporting.
>* Weiss defended her action, claiming the story “wasn’t ready” and required additional reporting, including interviews with government officials, to meet 60 Minutes’ standards.
>* Insiders suggest the story’s removal is linked to Paramount chair David Ellison’s attempts to gain favor with Donald Trump amid a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Good, I hope it’s legitimate.
The free press is literally canabalizing their own rights to promote free and fair information all for a literal grandpa in shit filled diapers.
Edit: She said the story “was not ready” and did not meet the journalistic standards of 60 Minutes because it was missing interviews from government officials. So basically, attacking the victim/journalist…
It’s a drop in the bucket, but I have canceled my paramount subscription citing this as the final straw. Apparently 12/24 was my renewal day. I specifically said I would be finding other creative alternative way to watch South Park and Star Trek that do not profit Paramount.
Slowly but steadily the news no longer reports the facts but only just what the administration wants us to hear. So much of the media has normalized our descent into authoritarianism and bigoted hatred to our neighbors which allows the cruel trend to advance instead of generating resistance.
The failure to remind people that this is not normal is setting the stage to undermine everything Americans fought for over the last 250 years (even if they didn’t do much fighting in the last 50.)
We need to take charge and have 300 million people fighting for the well-being of each other instead of themselves. Our lack of unity will just let the elites continue putting us against each other as they live lavish lifestyles off the exploitation of the masses.
Weird how Christians are so busy forcing raped children and women to give birth instead of condemning the greed and failure to help their neighbors. Sometimes I pray God is real so that they will actually find eternal punishment in the afterlife, but I know that is a pipe dream.
We gotta load it up and smoke the dreams ourselves or we will never see a just world for liberty and justice for all. No one will win that fight for us. We must take action if we want to see a difference.
credit to the journalists who refuse to be silenced
The fix is in.
This is another into dictatorship and another nail in the coffin for a once almighty American democracy which is being decimated by the corrupt and fascist Trump regime,those who chose to vote that mentally unstable shitgoblin back into office sadly have extremely short memories and seem to have forgotten about how disastrous Trump’s first term was and it’s his second term is already a worse disaster in the making.
Any streaming network out there willing to hire all 60 Minutes employees? Their mass exodus would send a huge message to Paramount and bring considerable viewership to your platform.
Bari Weiss need to be replaced
CBS needs a walkout. Total and complete strike until Bari and Ellison either capitulate or resign. Wire the other Paramount divisions in too.
He wants a far right empire? He should have to build one from the ground up, end of story.
Boycott CBS and Paramount, fuck these fascist nerds.
I just added CBS News to my network DNS blocker. Along with Twitter, no traffic whatsoever will be sent from my network to Trump-loving “news” sites.
I am so angry that the press have willingly given up their constitutional right to freely report on the crimes and corruption of tRump and his sycophant cronies. It’s so sad where this country has gone because of the Orange Turd.
Get used to it
It was only a matter of time before Bari fucked something up this badly. She is constitutionally unsuited for that job.
Anyone else find it darkly hilarious that someone whose supposed raison d’etre was fighting cancel culture and censorship has become a propagandist and censor for the regime?
This is all a slow burn to have David Ellison turn CBS news into another fox news. Billionaires don’t really care about facts ir in the news division money. Its a propaganda machine. When it comes to money there is more money in conservative news scaring the shit out of old people than straight news. Hardly anyone under 35 gets their news from TV so they don’t matter to CBS.
Weiss will slowly hollow out the old journalists before she gets tossed and a true right winger comes in. I don’t really care much about Billionaires except when it comes to the news business. They are taking over the news business and distorting it to their own beliefs. They also can create virtual monopolies owning many local and national TV radio, internet outlets.
Fuck you, Bari.
It’s CBS. They’re the new Fox
“Revolt”
I thought Bari wrote a very beautiful editorial after the Tree of Life shooting (her hometown synagogue).
And now I think she’s a boot licking Nazi. What a disappointing human being.
Release the tapes!
Aren’t there any billionaires that are progressive that will create fair news sources outside PBS?
CBS is dead. Stop pretending it isn’t.
Of course they’re right to quit over this, but after the real journalists quit, it isn’t like CBS news will go off the air. They will be instantly replaced by those with more flexible ethics.
This reminded me to unsubscribe from CBS News on YouTube. I should have done it when it was full of Erika Kirk BS last week.
>”It’s going to be fascinating to see how far Bari is willing to double down on the piece ‘not ready’ argument and or/attack Sharyn and [60 Minutes],” they said. “”It’ll be our clearest signal yet that she doesn’t represent CBS News but instead David Ellison and whatever is convenient for him politically at any given moment.
It wasn’t clear when a right wing hack tapped her to be in charge of a major news network despite not even cracking 4,000 views on her own? It wasn’t clear when she hosted a goddamn town hall with the most jovial widow grifter spewing half baked questions to target erikas enemies and clean up her image? CBS is dead and honestly good riddance. Corporate media needs to fade into the ether.
Good time to remind everyone that Bari Weiss is NOT A JOURNALIST. She never studied journalism, has never worked in a newsroom, has never done any sort of factual investigation. She has only ever worked Op-ed or culture desks. She is so crazy unqualified to be making these decisions.
It’s a story about American concentration camps. I think that’s a bit beyond something “critical of Trump”.
Can’t wait for Greenwald, Taibbi, and other substack media watchdogs to “hear me out” about why pulling this story is actually ok.
They’re now Fox Lite. Time to boycott CBS.
revolt would be quitting en masse. This is just finger wagging.
This is what you get with the Ellisons
CBS. It was a good run. It was nice knowing you.
But now, you’re dead to me. I’m not the only one thinking this either.
Now that you’ve reincarnated as something terrible, let’s come up with a new backronym for y’all.
**C**uckholds
**B**roadcasting
**S**hite
She will not survive employment with this insane gamble of trying to make CBS into Fox News-lite
CBS is done it’s Fox News so sadly art and information from 60 minutes; it should just cancel
Mainstream media has always been awful. They are a tool of the system to keep the people misinformed and underinformed. Yes, they can do it right once a blue moon but overall, that’s not their purpose. Bending the knee to the current regime is not very surprising.
Odds that nothing will happen?
Bari Weiss sucks.
Bari Weiss pimps for Trump while selling out CBS News. Pretty shitty legacy to establish at only 41. Hers now.
Done with CBS.
You REALLY have to fuck up for a newsroom to revolt.
There are fewer broadcast news jobs than ever before. If you get into a place like CBS, working on prestigious national broadcasts like 60 Minutes, you stay there as long as you can and hope you don’t get laid off.
They probably want to get rid of most the n the Newsroom already
Use your parental controls to block CBS. It’s no loss.
this is why you don’t put a political opinion columnist in charge of a news org
It’s just incredible to see a bootlicking Jewish Nazi isn’t it?
Revolt in quotes because no one actually quit?