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CNN swept aside journalistic ethics on Sunday by endorsing a blacklisting campaign with a glowing interview of Matt Rivitz, the founder of Sleeping Giants, a failed effort to censor Breitbart News by harassing and intimidating companies whose advertisements may (or may not) have appeared on the website. The interview took place on Reliable Sources, a Sunday morning show that once focused on analyzing the media, but which in recent years has been turned into the editorial mouthpiece of CNN president Jeff Zucker, voiced through host Brian Stelter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_eWBPpCBiU Sunday’s program was helmed by substitute anchor John Avlon, in for Stelter...

Sleeping Giants is far from the most recognizable name among left-wing activist groups, but it’s made its presence felt in numerous boycott campaigns against conservative commentators, publications, and organizations. Now, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation has unmasked its anonymous founder. Sleeping Giants launched in November 2016, with a self-described mission of “stopping racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and anti-Semitic news sites by stopping their ad dollars.” Its targets have included the prominent conservative website Breitbart, conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham, the Canada-based Rebel Media, former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, and the National Rifle Association (NRA). The group’s primary...