Media Supression

CBS and “60 Minutes” in Hurricane?

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Article in Reuters by Staff, 5/28/26

Headline:  “CBS picks new ’60 Minutes’ leader from outside TV news”

“. . .CBS News named journalist Nick Bilton as executive producer of news magazine ’60 Minutes’ on Thursday, marking the ​first time the long running show has tapped a leader from outside traditional television news. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/cbs-news-taps-filmmaker-nick-bilton-lead-60-minutes-2026-05-28/

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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 5/28/26

Headline:  “CBS News shakes up 60 Minutes as ousted correspondents ‘fear what comes next’ “

Subhead: “Ex-New York Times journalist Nick Bilton to replace Tanya Simon as executive producer of the Sunday newsmagazine”

“. . .All told, the moves on Thursday represent one of the most significant shake-ups of the venerable program, which has for 52 straight seasons been the most-watched news program on television, averaging 9.1 million total viewers in its most recent season. . . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/28/cbs-news-60-minutes-ousts-executive-producer

World Burning? No News Here.

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Article in Media Matters by Evlondo Cooper, 5/27/26

Headline:  “How broadcast TV news covered environmental justice in 2025”

“Environmental justice coverage — reporting that connects the harmful effects of pollution, environmental hazards, or policy decisions to socially marginalized communities — remained nearly absent from corporate broadcast TV news last year, even as environmental risks and pollution exposure affected communities across the country. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-networks/how-broadcast-tv-news-covered-environmental-justice-2025-0

Reporting Torture Gets You Fired?

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Article in   by Michael M. Grynbaym, 5/27/26

Headline: “60 Minutes’ Journalist Who Accused CBS of Political Meddling Loses Her Deal”

Subhead: “Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.”

“CBS News declined to renew its contract with the “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, six months after her segment on torture in Salvadoran prisons was pulled off the air abruptly by the news division’s editor in chief, Bari Weiss. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/business/media/cbs-sharyn-alfonsi-bari-weiss.html

Media Missing Stock Trades?

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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 5/20/26

Headline:  “Major news outlets are ignoring Trump’s shady stock trades”

“The mainstream media has largely ignored a report detailing how Donald Trump has consistently publicly touted companies in his role as president while quietly buying up their shares.

“On Monday, Judd Legum of the Popular Information newsletter published an investigation correlating Trump’s financial disclosure filings with his public statements. And he found a pattern: Trump praises companies or visits their facilities while purchasing their stock. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/20/800041940/media/media-ignoring-trumps-shady-stock-trades/

Euphemisms in the Media?

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Article in FAIR by Gregory Shupak, 5/19/26

Headline:  “‘Buffer Zone’ Is Media’s Euphemism for Israeli Occupation”

“Since October 2023, Israel has occupied vast stretches of territory in Gaza, Syria and, most recently, Lebanon. Corporate media have been reluctant to use clear, direct language to characterize US-backed Israeli land grabs in each of these places, preferring to describe Israel’s policies with euphemistic terminology.

“ ‘Buffer’ is chief among these. For instance, a Wall Street Journal article (4/9/26) told readers that ‘Israeli forces now hold buffer zones inside Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.’. . .”

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https://fair.org/home/buffer-zone-is-medias-euphemism-for-israeli-occupation/

Wrong Track – Hit the Brake?

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Article in Status by Oliver Darcy, 5/18/26

Headline:  “Hitting the Brakes on Carr”

“In an interview with Status, the FCC chairman assailed his critics and defended his actions against Disney after a legal watchdog asked authorities to investigate him for having ‘violated his ethical obligations’ as an attorney.. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.status.news/p/brendan-carr-fcc-disney-kimmel

To Leave Dungeon, Reporters Need Minders

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Article in AP by Jocelyn Noveck, 5/18/26

Headline: “The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth’s media restrictions”

“The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment.  . .”

Read the full article at:

https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-press-access-new-york-times-lawsuit-df3330d202a87f41f25effc9ab96abab

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Article in The Guardian by Anna Betts, 5/18/26

Headline: “New York Times sues Pentagon again over ‘utterly unreasonable’ press restrictions”

Subhead:   “Trump administration unveiled sweeping restrictions on press access at the US defense department last September”

“. . .The Trump administration unveiled sweeping restrictions on press access at the US Department of Defense, which it calls the Department of War, last September. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/new-york-times-pentagon-press-restrictions-lawsuit

Treasonous Journalists?

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Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz, 5/13/26

Headline:  “As Trump accuses news outlets of “TREASON,” Fox models MAGA Iran coverage”

“While President Donald Trump accuses news outlets of committing “virtual TREASON” by producing reporting that suggests the United States is losing his war against Iran, the president’s loyal Fox News propagandists keep telling him that he’s doing a great job, saying he’s on the verge of victory, and suggesting he can fail only by backing down. . .”

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https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/trump-accuses-news-outlets-treason-fox-models-maga-iran-coverage

More Media Not Giving-In

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Article in The Hill by Dominck Mastrangelo 5/8/26

Headline:  “ABC accuses FCC of violating its free speech”

“ABC is accusing President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of violating its First Amendment rights as FCC Chair Brendan Carr ramps up scrutiny of the Disney-owned outlet over the content it broadcasts. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5869900-abc-fcc-the-view-jimmy-kimmel-disney/

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Article in Free Press by Staff, 5/8/26

Headline:  “ABC Learns from Past Mistakes, Takes Stronger Stance Against Carr and Trump’s Censorship Campaign”

“In a filing made public on Friday, ABC accused Federal Communications Commission regulators of violating its free-speech rights and called out FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for attempting to punish the broadcaster for airing political content that displeased the Trump White House. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.freepress.net/news/abc-learns-past-mistakes-takes-stronger-stance-against-carr-and-trumps-censorship-campaign

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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 5/8/26

Headline:  “ABC says F U to FCC”

“ABC isn’t rolling over after the Federal Communications Commission demanded the network to upend decades of precedent and hand out airtime to the right. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/8/800035851/media/abc-fights-trumps-fcc-demands/

Rich-People-Gala Real News?

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Article in FAIR by Janine Jackson, 5/8/26

Headline:  “NYT on Met Gala: If You Don’t Like It, Shut Up”

“Plenty of people felt that the Met Gala, a celebration of wealth and celebrity—where a ticket cost $100,000 and a table $350,000—was painfully tone deaf right now as our country spends billions of dollars to attack other countries and bankroll a genocide, people are being snatched off the street and sent to camps, and the White House goes after anyone who says anything about it they don’t like. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://fair.org/home/nyt-on-met-gala-if-you-dont-like-it-shut-up/