politics·politics byMisterOwl CBS added to the long list of media companies shaken down by Donald Trump - Pays $16M to settle frivolous libel case out of courtCowards. Our media are fucking cowards. They even paid TACO's legal fees.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paramount-to-pay-trump-16m-to-settle-60-minutes-lawsuit/ar-AA1HOLL4Open linkView original on lemmy.world162Comments6
ooakey66 lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThey did this because there's a merger on the table. This was a bribe not a shakedown.19
HHubertManne piefed.social1Hide 1 replyWe need a list of all orgs, especially media companies, that have rolled over. I was actually watching 60 minutes more after they seemed to be fighting.5
They did this because there's a merger on the table. This was a bribe not a shakedown.
So I'm hearing... that makes it even worse.
The first of many. Because Neville CBS Chamberlain played themselves.
American media and popular culture will resemble North Korea.
And tankies will ironically still hate it.
We need a list of all orgs, especially media companies, that have rolled over. I was actually watching 60 minutes more after they seemed to be fighting.