Posted on 05/20/2025 9:57:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
Sometimes the arguments could be heard well down the hall.
The topic was “60 Minutes,” and the tension was audible. CBS News chief Wendy McMahon was clashing with her bosses over upcoming stories on the newsmagazine — in part because President Trump’s legally dubious lawsuit against CBS meant that billions of dollars were at risk.
“Wendy was standing up for us,” a veteran CBS journalist said. “There’s a lot of fear about what happens with her gone now.”
McMahon stepped down on Monday, under pressure from CBS parent Paramount Global, intensifying the impression that CBS News is in distress due to Trump’s political pressure and other business factors.
While CBS journalists are doing their jobs and covering the Trump administration assertively, Paramount lawyers are trying to strike a settlement with Trump, perhaps believing that such a deal will help secure the administration’s approval of a pending merger.
With the Trump tug-of-war on everyone’s minds, getting and keeping “60 Minutes” on the air this spring was a week-by-week challenge, according to people at the network.
McMahon repeatedly defended the program in conversations with Paramount Global co-CEO George Cheeks, who himself was under pressure from controlling shareholder Shari Redstone.
While some of the internal battles have been previously reported, five sources who spoke with CNN on condition of anonymity said the fights were much more fraught than the viewing public realizes.
There was one hint about it on-air, last month, after “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens resigned, citing a loss of independence. “No one here is happy about it,” correspondent Scott Pelley said of the interference Owens had sensed.
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“This-—is CNN.”
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That always made my skin crawl.
They got it from 60 minutes, it was the schtick for those communists.
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It was a good station when Ted Turner started it.
The merger decision should be left to FCC staffers who are not Trump people.
Vindictiveness was a major reason why the Democrats lost in 2024.
Even my leftist friend Don in DC felt CNN overdid the Trump bashing.
In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court gave the media a license to lie, when dealing with public figures. The media very is concerned that the Supreme Court, as presently constituted, is willing to revisit that gift, and is willing to settle cases they should win -- given the present state of the law -- to keep the Supreme Court from having opportunity to do so.
If you want to see full-on panic from SeeBS, look up Scott Pelle’s graduation address at Wake Forest today.
Completely unhinged...
Is it really necessary to be a wise guy?
I’ve been a member of the bar for over 30 years. You could get the biggest prostitutes of an expert witness to testify that such is his conclusion, but I have a hard time envisioning a judge even letting that evidence go to a jury. The connection between the CBS interview, potential swing in the vote, and the additional advertising costs is simply too speculative for Trump to carry his burden of proof as to that claimed item of monetary damage. I agree such “might” have been the case, but “might is not sufficient to carry the burden of proof. “Probably” encapsulates the preponderance of the evidence standard
I watch absolutely nothing on CBS any more except the occasional weekend golf tournament. None of the big 3 networks deserve to have ANY viewers of their filthy political lies and propaganda. They have become an enemy of the American people and the American way, and they’ll be the last to ever get it.
Basically they were making advertisers do kickbacks and over charging other advertisers by deceptive practices for years.
They were corrupt.
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