@w7voa Those of us who care about journalistic independence must find new outlets to support.

The Guardian
Reuters
Associated Press
Popular Information
Wikipedia
Teen Vogue (yes, really!)
The Atlantic

Chime in if you have other highly factual, independent media outlets to suggest.

A #FreePress is a hallmark of a functioning democracy.

#freedomofthepress
#journalism

In his memo on Tues, #BillOwens pledged that “‘#60Minutes’ will continue to cover the new #Trump admin, as we will report on future administrations” [though seriously? Ge cannot guarantee that if he isn’t there]. He added: “The show is too important to the country. It has to continue, just not with me as the executive producer.”

#Legal experts have dismissed that suit as baseless & far-fetched [ya don’t say], & #BillOwens said in Feb that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement. Many #journalists at #CBSNews — the former home of #WalterCronkite & #MikeWallace — believe that a settlement would amount to a #capitulation to #Trump over what they consider standard-issue gripes about editorial judgment.

#Paramount’s controlling shareholder, #ShariRedstone, is eager to secure the #Trump admin’s approval for a multibillion-dollar sale of her company to #Skydance, a company run by the son of the #tech #billionaire #LarryEllison. She has expressed a desire to settle Trump’s case, which stems from what Trump has called a deceptively edited interview in October with VP #KamalaHarris that aired on “#60Minutes” [total fucking bullshit lies].

“So, having defended this show—& what we stand for—from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward,” #BillOwens wrote in the memo, which was obtained by NYT.

“#60Minutes” has faced mounting pressure in recent months from both #Trump, who sued #CBS for $10B & has accused the program of “unlawful & illegal behavior,” & its own #corporate owner at #Paramount, the parent company of #CBSNews.

In an extraordinary declaration, #BillOwens —only the 3rd person to run the program in its 57-year history—told his staff in a memo that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make #independent decisions based on what was right for ‘#60Minutes,’ right for the audience.”

Ebenso, wie die Gräueltaten der Hamas und Forderung nach deren Freilassung.

Falls mir jemand folgt, der mit der Gewalt und Mordaufrufen sympathisiert oder die forciert,

verschwindet und blockiert mich!

Solidarität mit #NicholasPotter
Ich wünsche ihm Sicherheit und ganz viel Kraft! Ich hoffe, der Alptraum findet endlich ein Ende.

#FreePress
#Democracy