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CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by mikkupikku »

croes wrote: post #107
mikkupikku wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you give in and comply without a fight, are you actually a victim or are you actually a collaborator? CBS is controlled by Ellison, which makes this look a lot like collaboration.

> If you give in and comply without a fight, are you actually a victim or are you actually a collaborator? That is victim blaming. Heard the same from judges about rape victims. > CBS is controlled by Ellison, which makes this look a lot like collaboration. That changes this completely. That isn’t being a coward, that’s just good old quid pro quo from billionaire buddies.

We're not talking about rape, and you're begging the question.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by [deleted] »

fwip wrote: post #118
1970-01-01 wrote: post #65

"Didn't air" doesn't mean what you think it means. It means the interview didn't go over the airwaves via broadcast towers. The full interview is online, which thanks to the Streisand effect already has millions of views and therfore helped CBS in terms of funding. This can be seen as a 4D chess move by CBS. They'll certainly do this again if they're hitting millions of views. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_…

The youtube video currently has ~1.4 million views. Colbert averages 2 to 3 million television viewers per night, plus some number of youtube views that I haven't looked up the stats for. That is, this interview has been seen by fewer people than it would have, had it been on television.

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Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by ctoth »

tdb7893 wrote: post #59
web-cowboy wrote: post #21

Rough spot in time to be: - Once print newspapers were no longer a thing, even local news outlets are struggling to stay alive, and are resulting to sensationalism and entertainment as news - Corporate sponsors retain a huge influence in mainstream news (or have outright purchased it and use it for partisan politics). - "Social" media resides in (you guessed it) corporate-owned walled gardens. - Even those willing to…

There's a decent amount of non-profit news. I read NPR a lot and donate to them and Propublica. I think one of the big issues is advertising so news you actually pay for is a lot less likely to clickbait you.

Ah yes, NPR who famously doesn't advertise but just tells us about new products! That sponsor programs!

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by 7402 »

Avshalom wrote: post #31
gz5 wrote: post #15

we'll need more facts but if there is substance to this then the reaction from Bari Weiss (now cbs news editor-in-chief and a long-time public advocate of free speech) and team will be interesting.

It will not be interesting because she has never been an advocate of free speech.

She has defended free speech disliked by both the left and the right on occasions.

She famously left the NY Times after defending the publication of a contrarian op-ed by (Republican) Sen. Tom Cotton.

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5563786/bari-weiss-cbs-...

Although apparently not a fan of Jimmy Kimmel as a comedian, her Free Press objected to his suspension. "... the FCC’s coercion undermines our most fundamental values"

https://www.thefp.com/p/jawboning-and-jimmy-kimmel-free-spee...

And on the same topic, the FP editors wrote: "At last, something we can all agree on: Pam Bondi has no idea what she's talking about."

https://www.thefp.com/p/pam-bondi-vs-the-first-amendment-fre...

For president, she has voted for Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden.

It's fair to call her a centrist.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by davidw »

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #73
davidw wrote: post #7

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I think corporate media is mostly lost. We need to build something new. Pay attention to things like The Bulwark or Liberal Currents. It's really early days for all that, so who knows where things go, but people like Bezos would rather destroy media outlets than sell them to someone who would allow them to speak out against the regime.

Liberal Currents is great. Bulwark is too, but I want to remind people that they are a center-right publication. Yes they hate the hell out of the infernal despicable corrupt sodden actions now, and are quite eloquent & good calling for some moral character & values. But they're still on the right, and crucially in writing in because sometimes people don't actually know that . Do read/listen! But please be aware. htt…

Sure, this is correct. But... these are strange times. I'm old enough to remember Bill Kristol the neocon from the Iraq war days and the other day he was quoting Chuck Schumer on Blue Sky saying "Abolish ICE!". Me from 2002 would have really struggled with that one.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by ajross »

ctoth wrote: post #143
tdb7893 wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a decent amount of non-profit news. I read NPR a lot and donate to them and Propublica. I think one of the big issues is advertising so news you actually pay for is a lot less likely to clickbait you.

Ah yes, NPR who famously doesn't advertise but just tells us about new products! That sponsor programs!

There's something "Very HN" to see a comment in a discussion about literal political censorship of the news media pointing out the horrifying hypocrisy in one of those media sources running... something sort of like advertisement.

Is this what kids mean when they tell people to touch grass? My generation would accuse you of having lost the plot.

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Post by mindslight »

7402 wrote: post #144
Avshalom wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It will not be interesting because she has never been an advocate of free speech.

She has defended free speech disliked by both the left and the right on occasions. She famously left the NY Times after defending the publication of a contrarian op-ed by (Republican) Sen. Tom Cotton. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5563786/bari-weiss-cbs-... Although apparently not a fan of Jimmy Kimmel as a comedian, her Free Press objected to his suspension. "... the FCC’s coercion undermines our most fundame…

"Centrist" is an utterly meaningless term, as the only thing it implies is not one of the two major-partisan extremists. You can call me a centrist, with my views being anchored in a libertarian perspective. Back a few decades ago when the major parties' Venn diagrams overlapped a bit more, you could call people at the intersection of the parties' authoritarian policies centrists. And as for Bari Weiss, you can can call her centrist because she will do the bidding of her employer regardless of which Party's administration they are currently bribing.

Re: CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC

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Post by mindslight »

benzible wrote: post #46
Jordan-117 wrote: post #22

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Tbh, in this case the fault lies more with CBS for obeying in advance. The FCC hasn't actually made the rule change yet.

The chilling effect is the entire point. An FCC source literally told CNN, "the threat is the point." CBS isn't being randomly skittish. Paramount needs regulatory approval for its WBD acquisition, paid $16 million to settle a Trump lawsuit right before needing FCC approval for the Skydance merger, and canceled Colbert days after he criticized that deal. ABC suspended Kimmel after FCC threats. The FCC opened an inves…

> "obeying in advance" isn't cowardice you can blame on the network, it's the intended mechanism of state pressure.

No, there is no reason to absolve the agency of anybody with power (eg money and platform). The ownership class is kowtowing to Trump because they think regardless of whatever happens, they personally will be relatively fine as long as they go along. And they are probably right, even as Trump leads our country off a cliff. But that doesn't mean they get to escape judgement for being cowards.

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