CBS and Paramount settle with Trump, facing criticism over media capitulation
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CBS's parent company Paramount Global settled a $16 million lawsuit filed by Trump over a 60 Minutes interview, highlighting concerns about media independence and corporate deference to political power, amid broader trends of media outlets and social platforms adjusting their editorial and operational stances in response to political influence.
- CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump's power NPR
- Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit The New York Times
- “No One Is Happy About It.” CBS Staffers Were Tired of the Paramount Drama, but the Settlement Intensifies Media-Capitulation Concerns Vanity Fair
- Paramount, CBS forced to pay eight figures, change editorial policy in settlement with President Trump Fox News
- How Trump’s media war brought Paramount to its knees The Washington Post
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