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Journalists, including some at CBS News, are expressing alarm at reports that CBS parent company Paramount Global is trying to settle a legally dubious lawsuit lodged by President Donald Trump last fall.

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CBS staff are outraged by reports that Paramount Global may settle Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.

The lawsuit, widely dismissed as frivolous, has sparked newsroom backlash. “Trump’s lawsuit was a joke, but if we settle, we become the laughingstock,” a CBS correspondent said.

Critics fear Paramount is appeasing Trump to secure regulatory approval for its Skydance Media merger.

Bernie Sanders and others warn that caving to Trump undermines press independence and encourages further media intimidation.

  • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    22 hours ago

    After this latest Star Trek Fiasco they really didn’t need to do anything extra to convince me not to watch anything they produce. But they always go above and beyond.