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CBS Defends ‘60 Minutes’ Interview, Parent Aims to Settle with Trump
CBS News is still smarting over Paramount’s decision to release the full transcript of the creatively-edited 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, which removed significant word salads from her responses. The beleaguered CBS Evening News is still defending the interview, even as the parties move closer to settling the $20B lawsuit.
60 Minutes Gushes Over John Oliver's 'Takedown' Of Clarence Thomas
Sunday was a big night for HBO’s John Oliver. In addition to his regular show, the Last Week Tonight host was also the subject of a gushing profile from CBS’s Bill Whitaker on 60 Minutes. Whitaker fawned over Oliver’s “unique take on politics,” the “twinkle in his eye,” his “mischievous smile,” and “takedown” of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, where Oliver tried to…
CONFIRMED: CBS LIED to Voters About No ‘Deceitful’ Editing for Kamala
After being compelled by the Federal Communications Commission to turn over the unedited transcript and video of their infamous interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris for 60 Minutes, the FCC released it to the public. After reviewing the video, NewsBusters can confirm that what appeared on 60 Minutes was highly edited. Not only did they edit what appeared on 60…
CBS News Puts Out Defensive Statement on Sleazy Editing of Kamala Chat
CBS News put out a statement of self-defense on Sunday night about the obvious differences in editing of their Kamala Harris interview. The word salad aired in a Face The Nation promo didn’t match the shorter, more coherent answer that aired the next night on a 60 Minutes special. They still refuse to release a transcript.
Trying to Make Sense of Kamala Harris’s ‘60 Minutes’ Performance
It took two and one-half months for Kamala Harris to agree to an interview with a national journalist. She was interviewed on "60 Minutes" by Bill Whitaker, but her answers are not likely to help her with the few voters who say they are still “undecided.” Asked by Whitaker to explain her economic plan and how it would be paid for, Harris’ response bordered on the meaningless: “My plan is about…
VP Harris Refuses to Say Whether Breaking Border Open Was a ‘Mistake’
The 60 Minutes interview was supposed to be a cornerstone of Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s much-ballyhooed “Media Blitz”, featuring such tough interviews as The View, Howard Stern, Stephen Colbert, and the Call Her Daddy podcast. Instead, it may have turned out to be a millstone.
ICYMI: '60 Minutes' Reported on Potential Medical Miracles in France
"I look to CBS News for good news about the Catholic faith" is a sentence you'll never, ever hear. So we thought it was important to go back and throw some kudos at Bill Whitaker and 60 Minutes for a December 18 report on reported miracles from the pilgrimage site of Lourdes, France.
CBS Pushes Soros-Funded Org’s Social Media Political Speech Rant
One of the most watched news shows in the country aired the rantings of a George Soros-funded organization that vilified free speech on social media just two days before Election Day.
CBS Gushes: ‘Climate Missionary’ Jerry Brown, ‘Preaching the Gospel'
CBS Evening News Fails to Tie ACLU to Chicago Homicide Increase
CBS: Fla., Wisc. Gov. Races Represent ‘Referendum’ on GOP 'Playbook'
CBS: Effort to Solve California Drought Just a Political Ploy by GOP
CBS Trumpets 'Historic' Federal Marijuana Decision; Leaves Out Opponen
