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Scott Willey's avatar

One of the things I just don't get is how CBS or 60 minutes will ever regain their credibility. The entire reason that 60 minutes exists used to be that it was willing to speak truth to power. Now that it has shown itself too cowardly to do so, it serves absolutely no purpose. I'm sure CBS, just like the Washington Post, will continue to do some good work. But they have shredded all the trust the 60 minutes viewer ever had. Network news has been in sharp decline and I used to care. Now it's good riddance, and to hell with you.

Davidicus's avatar

I think that perhaps destroying the credibility of ALL news outlets is the point. When a population loses touch with reality beyond their front doors, they become malleable. When you can’t trust anyone at all, the bigs - as I call them - can do whatever they want. They don’t need your faith, they just need your fear and inability to act independently.

Scott Willey's avatar

I agree that this is what Trump wants. It's frustrating that CBS doesn't seem to know what is ultimately in their own best interest. Perhaps it DOES make sense if you assume they don't really care about the credibility of their news operation. Much more money to be made elsewhere, I suppose.

Cristian Salazar's avatar

The Trump administration has been installing friendlies to run all the major media. Next up? CNN.

Evie's avatar

Every other strongman (other than little Kim) wish they could have been this forward. Donald is way ahead of schedule of destroying the USA.

Velvet Dunn's avatar

Hey hey hey a person with brains here …. That’s it I’ve said before …. They kill the media … they WILM start to vilify them snd shut them down look at any dictatorship nation no media all propaganda to keep the masses in line that’s what they are pushing for in America right now…. 60 Min is just a start …..

Davidicus's avatar

They don’t need to be able to tell you what to believe, they just need to be able to tell you what to do and when to do it .

SW's avatar

Like Harris.. not the outcome we wanted, we must reorganize get in the streets. Even Letishia James repeated "not the outcome we wanted". John Kerry prior to elections at the WEF, the first amendment is a roadblock, we need to win. Look what they are doing, stealing the freedoms from the citizens of Canada, EU, France and even Australia, world agenda to destroy all countries into submission. This video goes back to 2019 and is worth a watch. CBN Muslims we tried to warn you... It is not just about Christians either. No one questions why everything that was good is bad and what is bad is good.

ric leczel's avatar

like when they said joe biden was mentally fit?

Mimi g's avatar

That's rich, as opposed to trump's mental accuity, biden is a genius

Ian Coletti's avatar

Time for legacy media to go out to the pasture. Roll on independent media!

Investigator77's avatar

I haven't watched mainstream media for several years. I only watch online news sources, from a variety of countries. Al Jezeera, BBC, ABC (Australian), and then young people online, on YouTube and Substack. I really enjoy Adam Mockler, Chris Mowry, and others in Ukraine, Austria, Russia, who are posting from their living rooms or bedrooms. Where ever in the world countries are fighting, SOMEONE is posting from the front lines. Even YouTube is full of so many AI generated garbage now, it's hard to make sure it's correct. You have to fact check everything now!

Art Artiste's avatar

By only if there are standards. The one guardrail for legacy media is that they adhere to enforceable standards. They aren’t perfect and blow it, but there is a measure to which they can be held accountable. Fox News is an entertainment show - has never applied for news status. There is no standard they can be held to. No standard at all. They can say whatever they want with no risk.

The Mitz's avatar

Its apparent purpose is protecting child rapists. Odd.

Katherine McGilvray's avatar

Unfortunately, the apparent purpose was to save the Redstone family from a costly lawsuit after the 60 Minute interview with Trump. The Redstone family were pleased to only have to settle with Trump for $16 million when his Sixty Minutes interview included some tough questions, and the interview did not make Trump look as fabulous as he believes himself to be.

Trump threatened to block the Paramount-Skydance merger, which upset the Redstone family. As a result, CBS owner Shari Redstone then decided to keep Trump happy by completely changing 60 Minutes to an obsequious show which no longer speaks truth to power.

Jeff Clabault's avatar

To hell with CBS and the same goes for Trump and his sadistic, inhuman MAGA cabal. America- have we seen enough?

Ann Anderson's avatar

They won't regain their credibility. That was lost the minute they put Bari Weiss in charge. That's why 60 Minutes reporters are resigning. We're watching the collapse of legacy journalism in real time.

Ian Manson's avatar

Viewing from the outside, I just don't get how the USA will ever regain its credibility.

Shawn Willden's avatar

OTOH, I don't think I'd have seen this if 60 Minutes had aired it. By pulling it, but only after it was accessible, they guaranteed that it would get massive attention.

I'm not saying this was intentional, but it's possible. The way it's gone down they generated maximum views while simultaneously blunting the administration's response.

Radha Bose's avatar

I agree. The only reason I'm seeing this is because it was pulled and now made available by independent media. If it hadn't been pulled, I would not have seen it. Barbara Streisand.

natasha didonato's avatar

Excuse my vulgar language, but fuck them, never again will I turn on CBS or their affiliates? I’m done.

Steven Kaganove's avatar

The major purpose of MAGA is to speak power to truth.

Lynda's avatar

MAGA does not know what the truth is!!

Don's avatar

Are you forgetting that Trump the dictator is suing CBS and the other medias for exercising their FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS? The first president in history, she tried to control freedom of press and speech that yeah he has loyalists say we are totally democratic society.?

S. Leach's avatar

He sued them for lying and taking words out of context, for cobbling together pieces of interviews to make it sound like what was said was totally different from the actual interview. I have no problem with that.

Kyle's avatar

So something that politicians, including himself, do on their campaign trail? But someone does it to him and it's ok to sue? BS.

MissAnnThrope's avatar

Remember when just the words "Mike Wallace" would strike fear into the hearts of anyone he wanted to talk to?

Velvet Dunn's avatar

They ell never gain TGST trust again. Shameful after something like 56 years in top … sicking what greed and racism and dictatorships does and that’s what it’s all about

Dan Cobb's avatar

You make a very good point.

ric leczel's avatar

uh, dan rather got fired for lying about W Bush’s dui - they lost their credibility long ago

Sunnygirl58's avatar

I think we should care about the network/mainstream news. True that it is not really worth caring for but when it did have credibility it was what we relied on for our news and learning about what our government is up to. Independent news sources don’t have the institutional resources to do in depth journalism. There are a few out there but not many. Our vision is getting narrower and narrower.

Sarah Grove's avatar

Mike Wallace is spinning in his grave. 😢

Scott Willey's avatar

And somewhere, Walter Cronkite is weeping

No Man's avatar

The fact that CBS pulled the report is the issue. It was decision based on politics. Apparently, the president has power over what is aired and that is frightening and concerning for Americans.

S. Leach's avatar

News should be fair and unbiased. This is not.

Kat's avatar

What would make the US sending people who. have committed no crime to a country they have no connection to in order to be tortured "fair?" What is the element missing from the story which balances this out?

Elizabeth Parker's avatar

She reported what was the occurring. That’s factual. Per Trump, Don’t believe your eyes…!!!

William Floyd Foster's avatar

This is accurate. You think it is not very objective because of your feelings.

MaryE's avatar

Same as Putin whom I understand made fun of Trump for allowing media to mock him

Te Reagan's avatar

Haha, only because it’s Trump. Non of y’all cared when it was the democrats in charge.

I suspect we are at war. And that Bari was told to put a sock in it.

Shawn Willden's avatar

You suspect we are at war? Isn't that something we should know?

Jennywren's avatar

Congress might like to know if the US is at war..

William Floyd Foster's avatar

Democrats do not send individuals without criminal records to foreign countries where they risk being tortured. In contrast, it seems that the new Republican Party and its members believe this is acceptable.

We are not at war because Congress has not declared war. As objectionable as Congress may be, I am confident that this body would not support the torture of deported individuals, even if they are criminals.

Steven Miller's plan to deport people to prisons outside the United States aims to evade our legal protections and promote his cruel agenda, sending a clear message that no one should come here illegally.

Elizabeth Parker's avatar

Or at all unless from Norway or certain South Africans!

Kim's avatar

Wake up FFS!

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Lisa Michelle's avatar

If you aren't concerned, you either aren't paying attention or you're in a cult.

Beatriceregina's avatar

Sounds like the latter.

Tom's avatar

No matter your politics, If you don't understand that when a situation exists in which independent news voicing concerns about the government being squashed is a huge red flag, then you deserve authoritarianism.

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William Floyd Foster's avatar

They are, they pulled this because of politics, not because it's unfair. The head of CBS pulled this because the Trump administration didn't want it aired.

William Floyd Foster's avatar

This is accurate. You think it is not very objective because of your feelings.

Janet Sobel's avatar

Thank you. I am 82, on SS, and trying not to move from my city, which is one of the top most expensive places in the country. I'm not rich because I have never chosen to be rich. However, the downside is that I don't have a lot of money to support good works like yours. Thank you for letting me read without having to pay.

Diane Lee's avatar

Sending blessings to you Janet, may only good things come your way. 🙏💙🕊️

Dan Cobb's avatar

This is a disgrace to anyone with any sense of humanity. I've worked in prisons and never saw anything remotely close to this.

Bobbie Pitkin's avatar

It IS a disgrace. To treat another human being like that is absolutely reprehensible. Kristi Noem and her cohorts will pay, but certainly not soon enough.

Jill Kershaw's avatar

Thank heavens for the Canadian who recorded this! 🇨🇦

This needs to be shown over and over. We cannot become numb to what is being done with American tax payer dollars, in the name of the American people, and in flagrant opposition to our Constitution.

frankie carl's avatar

Thank god someone recorded this! Thank you for sharing it.

Phil De Luca's avatar

How much would I LIKE to see Trump locked in one of these cells for just one week. And Christy Noem and Blondi and Patel and Vance and Homan and BOVE and Little Mikie and Comer and Jim Jordan and Cruz and Scott and Hessert and Trump Jr and Eric and Lutnick and Musk and VOIGHT. Maybe I missed a few but locked in same exact conditions. JUST for one week. Plus regular beating and pulling on their private parts. Identical conditions. JUST for one week. I'd think that we could build a duplicate facility like COCET. Same walls, cells, bunks? stacked four levels high. Drink same water that you bathe in and toilet in. 100%. forget impeachment. JUST put all of Trump, Vance and his cabinet in. Plus a few good GOP congressmen.

Diane Lee's avatar

Nah, a week is far too short..... make it a MONTH so they can really get the flavor of what they do to others.

natasha didonato's avatar

You forgot the most disgusting person of all Stephen Miller🤮

Chuck's avatar

I studied about this in my high school - it was Nazi Germany - I am reminded of a comment I heard a decade ago - "I am shocked at what no longer shocks me."

Deborah L Steinmetz's avatar

Thanks for publishing this link.

Cindy M's avatar

Thank you. Trump's cruelty knows no boundaries. And his power over our media is terrifying.

Douglas Trapasso's avatar

I'm still unsure what bothers me more about Weiss: Her disingenuous motives or her inability to realize that spiking a story just before showtime only attracts more curiosity about it. Streisand Effect, anyone?

Suse's avatar

Yes, absolutely. But bet you Weiss didn’t even know what that effect is; she has no experience whatsoever in broadcast journalism. It’s showing much to the detriment of truthful, investigative journalism and she is a clueless grade F sycophant, way out of her league.

Cj Brennan's avatar

That’s what I’m hoping

Scott Thompson's avatar

It’s not the production staff, reporters, or editors of 60 Minutes that pulled this story. It’s the owner of Paramount, who is in bed with Trump and his criminal administration. Weiss is just a pawn on their game board. There’s no limit to the shame and disgraceful actions that the Trump presidencies are responsible for, all done under a waving American flag.

shazza007's avatar

Thank you for making this available.

Phil De Luca's avatar

Continue to show this on YOU TUBE TV. Millions should see this. And the fake shit that NOEM showed with El Salvador gangs in the background. show this video. It is in the public space. No one can shut you down from showing it. Advertise on CNN and MS NOW. Show a LINK that people can down load and watch. Then send to all congressmen both GOP and DEM.

Cj Brennan's avatar

It’s up to us to get it out there. The more people who have it in their hands, the harder it gets to bury. It’s been taken down by some platforms for copyright reasons

John Thomas's avatar

Ok, but how does that excuse Bari Weiss’s caving to the administration? She’s a spineless toady, which is a tad ironic since she often accuses others of that very shortcoming.

Ken Creary's avatar

She was put there to do exactly that. She’s not caving - it’s her job to squash anything the regime dislikes.

Ann Anderson's avatar

Weiss has zero newsroom experience. Spineless toady is the top line on her resume and that's precisely why she was hired.