Yeah, well, it's out there. Go watch it. Go see what the fascists are trying to hide.
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-60-minutes-cecot-segment
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Bari Weiss defends decision to pull 60 Minutes episode on El Salvador prison
(www.theguardian.com)
Honestly really basic stuff about CECOT that most people should already know. But since it's the USA I'm sure it's new to most people.
I wish they included some information on the new foreign torture prisons replacing CECOT after it become politically toxic. But for some reason no journalists seem to want to discuss those.
Supposedly that's Bari's reason for spiking it. Still, the firsthand account from the people detained isn't very common, and it's uniquely telling that the government is citing criminal acts for which the guy pleaded out of and is legally innocent over.
So she's not a centrist if she is looking to cover up the crimes of the current administration.
Take a look at her history. She isn't a centrist. She isn't a real journalist. She hasn't had success in any of her ventures. But she will cover up whatever the f*** the government asks.
“Such editorial decisions can cause a firestorm, particularly on a slow news week,” Weiss wrote
A slow news week? When was the last slow news week in the USA? I can't recall.
If the compromised big media owners all strategically withhold news, then yeah...
"Daddy trump told me to."
How are you informing by pulling good information?
You have exactly the information the government wanted to provide.
Friendly reminder that their bullshit excuse of not getting a comment from the White House is completely irrelevant. Respectable journalist outfits request comment but if declined or ignored, they proceed anyway.
That would otherwise suggest a corrupt White House could tank any story they disliked by just refusing to comment. Connect the touching dots.
Your ladder point is critical with a sycophant. She is going to kill any story if the White House is not willing to discuss it.
I don't see any specific defense in her argument. No mention of anything in particular the episode might have gotten wrong.
I didn't expect anything of substance but I do like happy surprises. Sadly, I am not amused.
she should fear for her safety the rest of her hopefully short life.
Say it with me, everybody!
Get fucked, fascist!
Nothing says "comprehensive" like less information.
Nothing says "fair" like being indefinitely detained in a foreign prison.
Lying, fascist loving sycophant.
Here are the two most important sentences from the entire article:
Weiss has said she was concerned about the episode airing without a sufficient response from the Trump administration.
“If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient,” Alfonsi wrote.