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CBS News anchor John Dickerson lamented parent company Paramount’s multi-million dollar settlement with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
“Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News, settled a suit with President Trump today,” Dickerson said on CBS Evening News Plus, a news program on their streaming service. “Journalists don’t like to report on themselves. Sometimes that’s false humility. Mostly, it’s a practical limitation. Reporters try to find order in chaos.”
Dickerson said the settlement and ones like it hinder the press’ ability to “hold power to account.”
“The Paramount settlement poses a new obstacle,” Dickerson said. “Can you hold power to account after paying it millions? Can an audience trust you when it thinks you’ve traded away that trust? The audience will decide that our job is to show up to honor what we witness.”
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Trump initially sought $20 billion in his lawsuit against CBS over its handling of a “60 Minutes” interview last year with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing the network of election interference leading up to the 2024 contest. CBS is not acknowledging any journalistic wrongdoing with the settlement.
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