CBS News Faces Backlash Over El-Sayed 9/11 Tweet Coverage
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A CBS News report on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, which cited deleted 2020 tweets referencing September 11 and compared death tolls, sparked a large online backlash and internal scrutiny over perceived bias and the framing of the headline, with critics questioning editor Bari Weiss’s influence while CBS defended reporting on a politician’s past posts.
- CBS News’ Abdul El-Sayed Post Sparks Digital Backlash Variety
- Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets on Sept. 11 attacks invite scrutiny of past remarks cbsnews.com
- CBS’ El-Sayed Scandal status.news
- CBS Boss Bari Weiss “Personally” Led Twisted 9/11 Article on El-Sayed The New Republic
- Senate seeker El-Sayed set for stressful September WSYX
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