Shari Redstone, a controlling stakeholder in CBS News' parent company Paramount Global, is now adding more “conservative voices on the network to balance out what she felt were liberal leanings.” He says he wants it. report of new york post.
Oh, that's bullshit.
She and her late father, Sumner Redstone, had enormous power over CBS for decades. In 2020, time Named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2023, forbes Named her one of the most influential women in the world. If Shari wanted more conservatives on CBS News, there would be more conservatives on CBS News. If Shari wanted more intellectual diversity at CBS News, there would be intellectual diversity at CBS News.
So where does this sudden desire to do the right thing come from after so many decades?
Now, just as a multi-billion dollar sale is about to be completed, the wheels have come off for CBS News.
CBS News Treasure, 60 minuteswas caught fabricating interviews to aid and abet Kamala Harris.
60 minutes Also, what was supposed to be a ratings boon: an interview with President Trump, as a corrupt organization refused to retract its 2020 campaign lie that Hunter Biden's laptop was a Russian operation. lost.
Anti-Semitic CBS News does not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Jew-hating CBS News publicly humiliated one of its Jewish anchors, Tony Dokoupil, for asking probing questions of left-wing sacred cow and Jew-hater Ta-Nehisi Coates. Dokopil was forced to participate in sessions of the fascist struggle until he admitted that he had “regrets.”
Just last Sunday, on CBS Let's face the nation Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was caught selectively editing in a way that intentionally undermined his entire argument.
This is too little, too late:
Shari Redstone was reportedly furious with network executives about the leftward shift in Israel coverage and urged them to hire a more conservative voice.
According to current and former network executives cited by the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Redstone used clips from other stations as an example of what he felt was more balanced coverage of Israel's fight against Hamas terrorists. He said he sent it to upper management at CBS.
The newspaper reported that she was particularly upset about last spring's episode of “Face the Nation,” which criticized Israel after an attack on Gaza killed seven aid workers.
Last spring.
Last spring? ?
Top stakeholders, one of the most powerful and influential women in the world, have had plenty of time to right this ship. therefore…
It's all lip service.
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