Summary
Sen. Bernie Sanders warned that media self-censorship and legal intimidation from Trump pose a major threat to press freedom.
He criticized CBS for reportedly considering a settlement in Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview and ABC for paying $15 million to settle Trump-related defamation claims.
Sanders also condemned Trump’s lawsuit against a pollster for unfavorable election polling.
Media owners have faced scrutiny for restricting anti-Trump coverage, fueling concerns that press freedoms are eroding even before any government crackdown.
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As someone who worked at an NBC, an ABC, and a FOX affiliate during the Bush years…
Those ones were irreparably tainted 20 years ago.
I remember when the New York Times sat on the NSA illegal wiretapping story for over a year for the Bush admin, and then when the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper claimed they weren’t spying on Americans “not wittingly,” that prompted Snowden to make his leaks because he knew DNI Clapper was lying to congress.
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And I’m saying the first begets the second.
You don’t become a media organization that bends the knee overnight, it’s a death by a thousand cuts. Those cuts are things like sitting on a story for the government when you don’t have to.
The corporate news outlets may be cooked, but there are independent news outlets doing serious journalism that need funding. Donate to them.
Name them
Mother Jones. The Atlantic, 404 media, they’re there if you’re willing to look a little bit.
Thank you
Are they cowtowing or is Trump’s agenda already pay closely aligned to theirs? I.e. get filthy rich and weaken the American working class so.