Posted on 10/18/2024 5:40:34 AM PDT by lowbridge
CBS News has been accused of "significant and intentional news distortion" in a formal complaint the Center for American Rights filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday.
CBS News has taken heat in recent days for airing two different answers to the same question in its "60 Minutes" interview last week with Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris was mocked by conservatives when footage of her offering a lengthy "word salad" was aired by CBS' "Face the Nation" to promote the "60 Minutes" sit-down, when Bill Whitaker asked why it seemed like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t listening to the U.S.
However, the vice president’s lengthy answer didn’t make the version that aired on Monday night on "60 Minutes" and a shorter, more focused answer to the same question was shown instead.
The Center for American Rights, also known as CAR, argued that the discrepancies "amount to deliberate news distortion — a violation of FCC rules governing broadcasters' public interest obligations."
The complaint insisted CBS release the unedited transcript of the interview to set the record straight, which echoes calls from former President Trump and many others.
"This isn’t just about one interview or one network," CAR president Daniel Suhr said in a statement.
"This is about the public’s trust in the media on critical issues of national security and international relations during one of the most consequential elections of our time," Suhr continued. "When broadcasters manipulate interviews and distort reality, it undermines democracy itself. The FCC must act swiftly to restore public confidence in our news media."
The complaint, which has been obtained by Fox News Digital, cites long-standing FCC precedent that broadcasters "may not engage in intentional falsification or suppression of news" and urged the FCC to "direct CBS to release the complete transcript."
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If Netanyahu listened to the ‘advise’ of Biden, they never would have entered Rafah, never would have eliminated Sinwar and the other leaders of Hamas, and would have had 10 times the casualties on both sides of the conflict. Thank you Bibi for NOT listening to this Beachcomber.
60 minutes!
No way!
I’m stunned.
Mary Mapes was not a cause, but a symptom of an activist culture there
Best advice regarding the “nightly news” was from Rush Limbaugh when he said, shut it off.
Saw this story on my feed and thought, this is going to end up on FR haha.
Has Rather Dan given his opinion yet?
Misinformation....the M ino MSM.
I filed one of these with both the FCC and the FEC. I was told they have absolute immunity because of the 1st and freedom of the press.
Maybe it is time to “infringe” this unlimited right and require them to be honest and factual. They have already infringed everything else but this.
At least require a disclaimer that the content may be edited from actual context and/or that the content is pure personal opinion and not necessarily fact.
There is a real problem that needs to be addressed when federal representatives cite fictional opinion pieces as factual evidence in legal proceedings. These fictional opinion pieces were even used as evidence against Trump during the impeachment hearings. They are hearsay... And should NEVER be allowed as evidence period, let alone even be considered as factual evidence no matter what the source. A legal disclaimer would prevent this practice.
Forget the First Amend........go for their bottom line.
They charge big money to let advertisers be seen on their news shows.
Advertisers would be unnerved about viewers swearing off watching biased news.
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Crickets from the Russia Russia Russia enemedia.
Go figure.
I wonder when the FCC will show up with the FBI at the complainant’s home to execute a “no knock raid” then kill their pets ?
CBS, former home of :
dAN raTHer
I can’t imagine how weak-kneed these alleged news casters must be when told by superiors to falsify something as important as this.
Trump was right. FAKE NEWS!
LOL, nobody had to tell them to do anything, its a core job requirement to be dishonest.
I’ve expanded it way beyond nightly “news” . I haven’t watched any TV in years. The shows and the ads are even worse than the so called news. It’s mind poison.
It’s an illegal political contribution-in-kind. The editor, producers, and executives, at CBS all need to be charged for it.
BTTT
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