Article in American Crisis by Margaret Sullivan, 7/29/25
Headline: “American Crisis exclusive: The ‘Media Capitulation Index’ “
Subhead: “A sweeping report — with rankings — on the decline of independence in our corporatized media”
“If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you know that the media has been on a capitulation-and-kowtowing spree.
“To tick off a few cases: The parent company of CBS News paid $16 million to settle a suit brought by Donald Trump over a (routinely edited) ’60 Minutes’ interview of Kamala Harris. Another Trump suit — against ABC News — raked in $15 million, and garnered a note of regret; many legal experts think ABC could have won the case had they tried. The owner of the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, ordered an editorial endorsing Harris to be killed last fall; and Bezos was front and center at Trump’s inauguration after contributing $1 million to the festivities. Fox News drastically cut back on its coverage of the Jeffrey Epstein story after Trump charged it was a non-story and a hoax. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/american-crisis-exclusive-the-media