To be fair, Atomic Conspiracy pointed out that this information may have been a publicity stunt for April Fools.
I'm doing quite a few searches. I'm finding pdf docs showing that CBS and IndyMedia are sharing independent reporters, CBS has access to Indy's translation server, Indy stores media pieces for CBS at their server, and the story below went out translated to all their mirrored language sites. It was even picked up by list servers.
I think this was floated as a joke; but with truth behind it.
I belive it.
http://www.indymedia.org/en/2004/03/110687.shtml
Indymedia.org team in merger talks with CBS/Viacom
George Soros, CEO of Indymedia.org ltd has begun merger talks with the CBS/Viacom News Network to help bring together the Vibrant Staff of the Independant News Network with the resources and Global Consumer Reach of the CBS news network. This follows a meeting of the IMC Board of Directors and key Indymedia shareholders where it was decided that Indymedia needed to branch out from its traditional Liberal readership demographic to encompass more mainstream news interests and readerships....
Can't very well call themselves "Independent Media" if they're close enough with CBS to consider merging, can they now...
Not to say there's any doubt in my mind that Soros and his little army of 527s are part of a larger co-ordination with the DNC and MSM.
bttt
Sharing independent reporters? Maybe NYT fraudster Jayson Blair will show up (/sarc).