CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.
News, or in See, BS’s case, not even remotely news at this point.
On one hand, it’s like fox news doing the same, and it’s a private news org, and they can. On the other hand, it’s further proof that the 4th estate has collapsed and eroded peoples trust in mainstream news outlets
On the other hand, rich people buying a respected media company primarily to change its journalistic slant is immensely destructive to democracy and there should be a means of preventing it
On one hand, it’s like fox news doing the same, and it’s a private news org, and they can. On the other hand, it’s further proof that the 4th estate has collapsed and eroded peoples trust in mainstream news outlets
On the other hand, rich people buying a respected media company primarily to change its journalistic slant is immensely destructive to democracy and there should be a means of preventing it
We used to have media regulations like the fairness doctrine and limits on radio station ownership. That was all tossed out starting in the 1980s.
Why give nonmainstream a pass? They are as bad, or even worse many times.