Media Supression

Politically Targeting ABC?

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Article in Free Press by Staff, 6/23/26

Headline:  “Free Press Calls on the Carr FCC to End Its Corrupt Crusade Against ABC Programs and Stations”

On Monday, Free Press urged the Federal Communications Commission to stop Chairman Brendan Carr’s capricious and corrupt efforts to bully ABC into complying with President Trump’s political agenda.  . .”

“In a filing about whether the ABC program The View still qualifies for an exemption from the FCC’s Equal Opportunities Rule for political-candidate interviews, Free Press wrote: “The FCC is explicitly prohibited from dictating the editorial decisions of national news networks. . .”

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https://www.freepress.net/news/free-press-calls-carr-fcc-end-its-corrupt-crusade-against-abc-programs-and-stations

60 Minutes Losing its Glow?

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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 6/12/26

Headline:  “Opinion | Will we recognize the country’s most-watched news program after this overhaul?”

Subhead: ” ’60 Minutes’ is at a crossroads, and some wonder how — and if — the show will recover from recent changes”

“. . .This past season, the show had seven people introduce themselves: Anderson Cooper, Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim. All of them, superb journalists.

That number is now down to four. Cooper left the show on his own accord after the season, saying his schedule had become too busy and that he wanted to spend more time with his family. Vega and Alfonsi were fired by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss, who also fired the show’s executive producer, Tanya Simon, and replaced her with Nick Bilton, who has no real experience in TV news. . .”

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https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/will-60-minutes-be-recognizable-new-york-knicks-win/

No News for CBS is Good News

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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 6/9/26

Headline:  “Opinion | CBS News would like to get back to covering the news”

Subhead:  “After another week of headlines about firings and feuds, some staffers are simply tired of being the story”

“When you cover the news, you’re not supposed to be the news.

“That’s the unenviable spot CBS News finds itself in these days. It is supposed to report the news, not be the focus of it. And that’s what has happened in recent weeks.

“Actually, CBS News has been in the news ever since Bari Weiss took over as editor-in-chief. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/cbs-news-becomes-the-news/

CBS favors Trump?

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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 6/8/26

Headline:  “Opinion | Scott Pelley accuses CBS News leadership of favoring the Trump administration”

Subhead:  “In his first interview since being fired from CBS News, the former ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent also blasted leaders he says don’t understand TV news”

“. . .In the first interview since his controversial firing last week, Pelley spoke with The New York Times’ Lulu Garcia-Navarro and continued to make serious allegations about network leadership. He also went over in detail what led to the fiery meeting last week with new ’60 Minutes’ executive producer Nick Bilton, a former New York Times technology columnist and documentary filmmaker who has no real experience in traditional TV news. . .”

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https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/scott-pelley-thumb-on-scale-trump-bari-weiss/

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Article in The Hill by Dominick Mastrangelo 6/8/26

Headline:  “Scott Pelley sparks backlash from right with New York Times interview on CBS, 60 Minutes”

“Scott Pelley, the longtime ’60 Minutes’ correspondent who was fired by the network last week after criticizing its new leadership, is sparking scorn from conservatives over a new interview with the New York Times.

“During the wide-ranging interview, Pelley fought back tears as he described being fired by top bosses at CBS News, accused its corporate leadership of altering coverage to please President Trump and called for the ouster of the network’s top editor Bari Weiss. . .”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5915100-conservatives-pelley-criticize-media/

Will Ellison Leash Weiss?

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Article in The Wrap by Sharon Waxman, 6/8/26

Headline:  “Bari Weiss Has Become a Liability for David Ellison at CBS News – Will He Make a Move? | Analysis”

Subhead:  “It turns out that her immaturity, disorganization and inability to learn from mistakes have been even more damaging than her lack of experience”

“It was an apocalyptic week in the world of media, where the polite veneer at CBS News was ripped away to reveal fear, loathing, betrayal and ultimately the murder of the most respected newsmagazine on television, ’60 Minutes,’ by Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.

Weiss’s name was everywhere on social media all weekend, with overwhelmingly negative backlash to her decision to fire Scott Pelley last week after firing the senior leadership days before that. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/will-david-ellison-fire-bari-weiss-cbs-news/

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Article in The Nation by Jon Walsh, 6/8/26

Headline:  “Fire Bari Weiss!”

Subhead:  “Which is worse, her political malevolence or her incompetence?”

“After CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley was fired by Bari Weiss’s incompetent henchman Nick Bilton last week, the network veteran went public with his complaints about Weiss’s politically motivated mismanagement of the show. One of his most noteworthy complaints was that she pushed the correspondents to add distortions and lies to some of their segments. Media critics asked that Pelley be more specific, and on Sunday, with The New York Times, he was. . .”

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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/scott-pelley-60-minutes-cbs-news/

No Questions From Her!

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Article in Mediaite by Michael Luciano, 6/3/26

Headline:  “Kaitlan Collins Responds To Trump’s Oval Office Outburst at Her, Points Out She ‘Had Yet To Ask the President a Question’ “

“. . .the president seemed clearly irritated when he was asked earlier today why his administration says it is not moving forward with that $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, as they have called it,’ she said. ‘And just to note, as you’re about to listen to this, this first exchange actually occurred before I had yet to ask the president a question’. . . .”

” ‘CNN’s a very corrupt organization with a corrupt reporter standing right there,’ Trump said. ‘Never smiles. A young, beautiful woman. Never smiles. I never see a smile on her face. I see her standing there with hatred in her eyes’. . .”

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https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/kaitlan-collins-responds-to-trumps-oval-office-outburst-at-her-points-out-she-had-yet-to-ask-the-president-a-question/

Replacement for “60 Minutes”

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Article in The Wrap by Alyssa Ray, 6/3/26

Headline:  “Jimmy Kimmel Rips the ‘Trump Suck-Ups’ at CBS News After Scott Pelley’s ’60 Minutes’ Termination | Video”

Subhead: “ ’60 Minutes’ will be replaced by new episodes of ‘Reporters Unleashed,’  the late night host quips”

“The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host touched on Pelley’s ousting from the storied news program during Wednesday’s monologue, in which he celebrated the longtime journalist for standing for ‘truth and integrity.’

“ ‘Last night, the Trump suck-ups at CBS fired a great and deeply respected journalist, Scott Pelley, from his job at “60 Minutes,” because he stood up for truth and integrity at a show that’s been the gold-standard for broadcast journalism for 57 years,’ Kimmel said. . .”

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https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/jimmy-kimmel-reacts-scott-pelley-60-minutes-firing-slams-cbs-news/

“60 Minutes”-Fired

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Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 6/2/26

Headline:  “Opinion | Scott Pelley is fired, deepening the crisis at ‘60 Minutes’ “

Subhead: “After publicly challenging network leadership, Pelley became the latest casualty in a sweeping remake of CBS News“

“Scott Pelley is out as a correspondent at ’60 Minutes,’ according to multiple reports.

On Monday, Pelley blasted new ’60 Minutes’ executive producer Nick Bilton in a staff meeting and accused CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ the iconic news show.

The Wall Street Journal’s Isabella Simonetti reported Tuesday night that Bilton sent Pelley a note to say he was being terminated for cause. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/scott-pelley-fired-60-minutes-cbs-news/

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Article in Status by Oliver Darcy 6/2/26

Headline:  “Clock Strikes Midnight for Pelley”

“The ’60 Minutes’ correspondent was fired by email Tuesday night after a dramatic showdown with CBS News leadership, throwing the show into an unprecedented and existential crisis. . .”

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https://www.status.news/p/scott-pelley-fired-60-minutes-bari-weiss-nick-bilton

Defending ICE by Rt. Wing Media

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Article in Media Matters by Sophie Lawton, 5/29/26

Headline:  “Right-wing media defend ICE detention center amid protests over horrible living conditions”

“Right-wing media are defending the living conditions at Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey, following reports of a detainee hunger strike sparking protests outside. In addition to repeating Department of Homeland Security talking points about the conditions, media figures have attacked protesters outside the facility, claiming the demonstrations are “performance art,” among other allegations. . .”

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https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/right-wing-media-defend-ice-detention-center-amid-protests-over-horrible-living

Media – Murder, She Wrote?

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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 6/1/6

Headline: “60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accuses Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ show”

Subhead: “Pelley reportedly rebuked CBS ousting show’s executive producer, executive editor and two top correspondents”

“Scott Pelley, a veteran 60 Minutes correspondent, called out CBS News management in a heated meeting on Monday morning, attacking the network’s decision on Thursday to fire the show’s executive producer, executive editor, and two fellow correspondents, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, as part of a broader overhaul of the show, sources tell the Guardian. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/01/60-minutes-scott-pelley-cbs-bari-weiss-cuts

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Article in The Washington Post by Scott Nover & Liam Scott, 6/1/26

Headline: ” ‘It was cruel’: Scott Pelley confronts new ‘60 Minutes’ boss in fiery meeting”

Subhead: “The veteran correspondent demanded answers on fired staff and the new executive producer’s qualifications for the job.”

“In a Monday-morning meeting, veteran ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley ripped into his new boss, Nick Bilton.

“ ‘What qualifies you to be in this position?’ Pelley demanded. . .”

“It was a hostile greeting for Bilton during his first meeting with the full ’60 Minutes’ staff since the technology journalist was announced Thursday as the show’s new executive producer. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/06/01/scott-pelley-confronts-new-60-minutes-boss-nick-bilton-fiery-meeting/