And today we find out Bari Weiss pulled a story from 60 Minutes about the torture at the El Salvador prison. The excuse given is The NY Times already ran the story; but how many millions read the Times vs watch 60 Minutes. Prior to Paramount being purchased by Ellison, I watched 60 Minutes often. I've since canceled Paramount and don't watch 60 Minutes anymore.
Hi! I've seen the initial reporting, and am looking into what happened there. In cases like this, it often takes days for the truth to come out. I'll be covering it as details are confirmed.
Actually, her excuse was that the final show tape didn't include a reponse from the Trump regime.
However, what she didn't bother saying was that the show producers asked the White House for comment several times, and the regime refused to comment. So Bari Weiss apparently has decided that if the regime says "fuck you" then CBS will kill any story the regime doesn't like.
The Economy. Every single member of the Trump regime who has spoken in public about the economy in general, inflation, jobs, unemployment, debts, deficits, income, prices, or any other aspect of our economic system, has lied. Every one, without exception. When the Secretary of the Treasury tries to explain that it is possible to lower drug prices by 600%, but that it's actually a lowering by 700%, and GETS AWAY WITH IT ON MAINSTEAM MEDIA BROADCASTS, we must admit that we now live in a world of newspeak.
Thank you for your work exposing these people's lies -- and their disdain for both the American people and for truth itself -- but how are we ever going to defeat them?
I like the following definition of a journalistic news medium:
A news organization that embraces verifying facts with multiple sources, avoiding bias, providing context, protecting sources, correcting errors, and maintaining independence from influence, i.e., the core principles that a degree in journalism or mass communication from a reputable educational institution would teach. Those principles are being sorely tested by disinformation campaigns and controlling narratives. It's a lot like organized crime which attempts to corrupt journalists by preventing investigations, using violence and economic incentives.
There is no question about it that much of the media has been a vast disservice and dissapointment to the task of reliably and responsibly reporting on Trump and his administration. Fear of losing profit and advertisers, fear of being sued; the reasons are varied, but the point is that they have not stood up, and have, indeed been enablers. They have treated the public shabbily.
Hi! I correct the NYT a lot. They're a mess. Check out https://theystandcorrected.substack.com/ You can also click the search button at the top there, and type in "New York Times" -- you'll see tons of examples pop up. And the episode coming out this Wednesday will discuss the Times as well.
At least the NYT tries. The Bezos/Lewis/Murray Washington Post has given up. Evidence all of the responsible long-time journalsts who have left in droves, and the readers who cancelled their subscriptions.
I was furious last night about how PBS NewsHour covered the Turning Point USA Fest. They played a video of a portion of Vance’s speech but didn’t bother to mention his claim that America was and is a Christian nation. This statement is not only disturbing on its face, but also indicates Vance gives not a hoot about the first amendment’s establishment clause. Isn’t this relevant to judge the leading Republican candidate for president in 2028?
Perhaps stronger language than "not being corrected" is in order for "mainstream" news outlets. People like Markwayne Mullin should be called LIARS - on air and before the public. Once a lie is told, it cannot be recalled, by the liar or the enabler. The worst that can happen is Mullin and his ilk walk out and only give access to "friendlies", while mainstream hands would be clean. No legitimate journalism organization should need access that badly.
Thanks, The Contrarian! Great to work with you on this. Folks: Vote and submit ideas at mediafailawards.com, which is a shortcut for https://theystandcorrected.substack.com/p/the-2025-media-fail-awards The voting is now open!
And today we find out Bari Weiss pulled a story from 60 Minutes about the torture at the El Salvador prison. The excuse given is The NY Times already ran the story; but how many millions read the Times vs watch 60 Minutes. Prior to Paramount being purchased by Ellison, I watched 60 Minutes often. I've since canceled Paramount and don't watch 60 Minutes anymore.
Hi! I've seen the initial reporting, and am looking into what happened there. In cases like this, it often takes days for the truth to come out. I'll be covering it as details are confirmed.
Actually, her excuse was that the final show tape didn't include a reponse from the Trump regime.
However, what she didn't bother saying was that the show producers asked the White House for comment several times, and the regime refused to comment. So Bari Weiss apparently has decided that if the regime says "fuck you" then CBS will kill any story the regime doesn't like.
The Economy. Every single member of the Trump regime who has spoken in public about the economy in general, inflation, jobs, unemployment, debts, deficits, income, prices, or any other aspect of our economic system, has lied. Every one, without exception. When the Secretary of the Treasury tries to explain that it is possible to lower drug prices by 600%, but that it's actually a lowering by 700%, and GETS AWAY WITH IT ON MAINSTEAM MEDIA BROADCASTS, we must admit that we now live in a world of newspeak.
Thank you for your work exposing these people's lies -- and their disdain for both the American people and for truth itself -- but how are we ever going to defeat them?
It is TOTALLY obvious to me that our MEDIA is (and ALWAYS has been) Trumps #1 ally!
America no longer is a democracy because of them.
My vote is for the failure of the media to report on the impending demise of the planet.
I like the following definition of a journalistic news medium:
A news organization that embraces verifying facts with multiple sources, avoiding bias, providing context, protecting sources, correcting errors, and maintaining independence from influence, i.e., the core principles that a degree in journalism or mass communication from a reputable educational institution would teach. Those principles are being sorely tested by disinformation campaigns and controlling narratives. It's a lot like organized crime which attempts to corrupt journalists by preventing investigations, using violence and economic incentives.
There is no question about it that much of the media has been a vast disservice and dissapointment to the task of reliably and responsibly reporting on Trump and his administration. Fear of losing profit and advertisers, fear of being sued; the reasons are varied, but the point is that they have not stood up, and have, indeed been enablers. They have treated the public shabbily.
Why no mention of The NY Times?
Hi! I correct the NYT a lot. They're a mess. Check out https://theystandcorrected.substack.com/ You can also click the search button at the top there, and type in "New York Times" -- you'll see tons of examples pop up. And the episode coming out this Wednesday will discuss the Times as well.
At least the NYT tries. The Bezos/Lewis/Murray Washington Post has given up. Evidence all of the responsible long-time journalsts who have left in droves, and the readers who cancelled their subscriptions.
I was furious last night about how PBS NewsHour covered the Turning Point USA Fest. They played a video of a portion of Vance’s speech but didn’t bother to mention his claim that America was and is a Christian nation. This statement is not only disturbing on its face, but also indicates Vance gives not a hoot about the first amendment’s establishment clause. Isn’t this relevant to judge the leading Republican candidate for president in 2028?
Perhaps stronger language than "not being corrected" is in order for "mainstream" news outlets. People like Markwayne Mullin should be called LIARS - on air and before the public. Once a lie is told, it cannot be recalled, by the liar or the enabler. The worst that can happen is Mullin and his ilk walk out and only give access to "friendlies", while mainstream hands would be clean. No legitimate journalism organization should need access that badly.
I guess you can add 60 minutes story on "CECOT" by Bari Weiss knocking the building blocks on first amendment.