CBS’s 60 Minutes accused of peddling pro-Iran war propaganda in segment

160 points by kiyomoris 4 hours ago on reddit | 14 comments

Snoo93550 | 4 hours ago

They said the changes were about low ratings even though 60 Minutes was #1 in its category and time slot. Have the ratings dramatically improved? If not, looks like everyone should be fired again including Weiss.

ManChildMusician | 3 hours ago

Bari Weiss is that classic cocktail of malicious and overestimating their own intelligence. For those who haven’t been paying attention, the administration and their ideologues are keen to throw women like her under the bus. Her first mistake is assuming she is indispensable.

ProBonoEschatologist | 2 hours ago

Ratings are down, sometimes double digits depending on the program. She's still in her job with the full support of leadership. I can only conclude then that it's not about the ratings at all.

Snoo93550 | 23 minutes ago

Yeah, she should be fired because they lied that it was about ratings and she's tanking ratings.

Winter_Whole2080 | 4 hours ago

Who is watching CBS anymore?

S_A_N_D_ | 4 hours ago

Maybe not reddit, but they presumably reach a lot of boomers, which tends to have much higher voting percentage, which means discounting their reach would be shortsighted.

Snoo93550 | 3 hours ago

I also think a 60 Minutes demographic viewer is more likely to just watch what is put in front of them rather than realize a rightwing nutjob bought the company and is firing people if they cover Trump truthfully.

S_A_N_D_ | 3 hours ago

Which is why this segment is being criticised as propaganda.

Stuffed-Bear412 | 48 minutes ago

Definitely not me.

rbush82 | 2 hours ago

Coming soon to CNN ❤️

NecessaryRhubarb | 2 hours ago

I saw an ad for this during Sunday football. My IMMEDIATE thought was this is insane propaganda, and then it clicked that CBS is now a propaganda machine. Gross…

BigCliff911 | 25 minutes ago

I'm aghast! No real news organization would do that. Oh wait, CBS ceased being a real news organization.

JohnnyUtah | 10 minutes ago

lol This story is obvious BS. The guy fell out of the sky with no parachute and then climbed 7000 feet. OK, sure.