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Trump Cried, Paramount Came Running With a Kleenex
Corporate boss pressured ’60 Minutes’ to kill negative Trump stories
The current drama at “60 Minutes,“TV’s premier news magazine show, is an example of everything wrong with corporate media.
The media is supposed to inform the public, but corporate media has a different goal: making money. Sometimes, these goals are not compatible. “60 Minutes” is a great example.
American corporate media is awful. And it’s why the average American is so poorly informed. If you want to know why a pathological liar, felon and racist got reelected to a job he failed at terribly the first time, look at the corporate media!
The corporate media backed Trump because he was good for ratings. They preferred Trump’s chaos, I call it Jerry Springer in the White House, over the competent and non-flashy President Joe Biden. And now the nation is sentenced to four more years of this BS!
“60 Minutes” has been CBS' flagship show for several decades. However, that has waned in recent years as people find new sources of information. Also, the show has dropped the ball recently by covering issues behind the curve. “60 Minutes” used to be required viewing for news junkies, but it’s not the same anymore.
