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Ashton Pittman

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With this decision, CBS and Paramount deserve every bit of smoke and consumer backlash as ABC and Disney got for attempting to fire Jimmy Kimmel to appease Trump.

Corporations that censor journalists and media to kowtow to fascism deserve all our ire. Money is the only language they understand.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email.

It must be read:

News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct.
In my
view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

December 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM

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radio FM4

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Wanda sind Österreichs größte Rockband, vielfach ausgezeichnet. Kontroversiell, von Millionen geliebt, mit Lob überschüttet und gleichermaßen kritisiert. FM4 erzählt in einer Radio-Doku, die Geschichte dieser Band, die Spuren im Leben vieler Menschen hinterlassen hat.

Ende nie - Die Geschichte von Wanda - fm4.ORF.at

Wanda ist die größte Rockband Österreichs, wir wollen drüber nachdenken. Am Ende gilt: Solange ich bei dir bin ist es a) Amore und b) egal.

fm4.orf.at

December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Functionist (FM4 Unltd)

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Ich hab mal verschiedene KIs folgendes gefragt und die Ergebnisse haben ein sorgvolles Dröhnen, das im Diskurs komplett gemutet ist: „Was wird eigentlich passieren wenn sich hunderttausende mehrmals jährlich mit COVID infizieren über Jahre?“

December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM