Bill Owens, 60 Minutes producer, has resigned

[Adam H. Kerman]

60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.

The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.

Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.

I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5261067-bill-owens-cbs-60-minutes-resignation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html

[Ubiquitous]

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit,

TROLL-O-METER

5* 6* *7
4* *8
3* *9
2* *10
1* | *stuporous
0* -*- *catatonic
* |\ *comatose
* \ *clinical death
* \ *biological death
* _\/ *demonic apparition
* * *damned for all eternity



[Kerman's incorrect formatting fixed.]

[moviePig]

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5261067-bill-owens-cbs-60-minutes-resignation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.

This Megyn Kelly clip leads with the "dishonest" video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=psrZhVO6kJc

[Ubiquitous]

Post by moviePig

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.

TROLL-O-METER

5* 6* *7
4* *8
3* *9
2* *10
1* | *stuporous
0* -*- *catatonic
* |\ *comatose
* \ *clinical death
* \ *biological death
* _\/ *demonic apparition
* * *damned for all eternity

[NoBody]

Post by moviePig

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5261067-bill-owens-cbs-60-minutes-resignation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=psrZhVO6kJc

Are you trying to claim that CBS did not edit her terrible interview
to make her sound better?

[moviePig]

Post by NoBody

Post by moviePig

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5261067-bill-owens-cbs-60-minutes-resignation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=psrZhVO6kJc

Are you trying to claim that CBS did not edit her terrible interview
to make her sound better?

Editing for clarity and pertinence lands where it always does. Plus,
any interviewer removes, e.g., farts...

[Ubiquitous]

Post by moviePig

Post by NoBody

Post by moviePig

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=psrZhVO6kJc

Are you trying to claim that CBS did not edit her terrible interview
to make her sound better?

Editing for clarity and pertinence lands where it always does. Plus,
any interviewer removes, e.g., farts...

Well, there you go feigning ignorance when you've lost the debate again!

No one who watched the original footage can objectively claim those "edits"
were for "clarification"; in fact, part of the response came from another
question, if memorey serves.

It reminds me of the time 60 Minutes creatively editted an interview with
Clinton to make him look good and then twenty years later showed the original
footage which did not.

--
Not a joke! Don't jump!

[BTR1701]

Post by NoBody

Post by moviePig

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5261067-bill-owens-cbs-60-minutes-resignation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=psrZhVO6kJc

Are you trying to claim that CBS did not edit her terrible interview
to make her sound better?

Sure, but that's not illegal so how does that give Trump any legal grounds to
sue them?

If they'd edited an interview to make *him* look bad, sure. But editing it to
make someone else look good? How does he have standing to sue over that?

[Ubiquitous]

Post by BTR1701

Post by NoBody

Post by moviePig

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=psrZhVO6kJc

Are you trying to claim that CBS did not edit her terrible interview
to make her sound better?

Sure, but that's not illegal so how does that give Trump any legal grounds
to sue them?

Election interference?

[BTR1701]

Post by Ubiquitous

Post by BTR1701

Post by NoBody

Post by moviePig

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.

It was yet more (successful) bullshit by Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=psrZhVO6kJc

Are you trying to claim that CBS did not edit her terrible interview
to make her sound better?

Sure, but that's not illegal so how does that give Trump any legal grounds
to sue them?

Election interference?

That's such a legal stretch that there's no way it overcomes CBS's 1st
Amendment rights.

[Adam H. Kerman]

Post by Adam H. Kerman
60 Minutes offended Trump for an edited interview with Kamala Harris to
show her in a less unfavorable light. In a baseless lawsuit, Trump sued
CBS for $20 billion lawsuit. The Redstone family, which privately holds
the Viacom holding company (whatever it's called this week), wants to
sell out to Skydance, owned by the son of Larry Ellison. The media has
been speculating that the Redstones are sucking up to Trump like
everybody else so that the federal government won't regulate the merger
to death.
The lawsuit has been neither dismissed nor settled.
Bill Owens claims he's under too much corporate pressure to produce 60
Minutes independently. He has resigned.
I never bothered to track down the interview but if he did what he's
accused of, I'm not seeing that he was behaving like an unbiasted
journalist.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5261067-bill-owens-cbs-60-minutes-resignation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-bill-owens.html

Scott Pelley paid tribute to Bill Owens on air, and stated that "none of
us is happy" now that corporate appointed Susan Zirinsky, a longtime
news producer, to review stories before they air, giving corporate a
veto over the choice of stories made by the 60 Minutes executive
producer.

https://apnews.com/article/cbs-trump-60-minutes-pelley-ce93eec7f2dc9c9c72f2d598f6bdf816