Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Jem Bartholomew, 5/4/26
Headline: “Corporate Meddling and Editorial Fear”
Subhead: “The Ellisons are closing in on CNN.“
“. . .On Thursday, Alfonsi, of 60 Minutes, spoke publicly for the first time about the delay in airing her CECOT story. It was the result of ‘an aggressive contagion: the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear,’ she said, while receiving an award from the National Press Club in Washington. ‘Right now, our industry is afraid of the wrong things. We’re afraid of offending power. We’re afraid of losing access. We’re afraid of another baseless lawsuit.’ ”
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