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I have been trying to explain what a journalist is, what they do, and why, and why they are different from talking heads, pundits, influencers, commentators, activists and politicians.

This is a journalist.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, sent an internal email to colleagues stating that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story” about the Trump administration and the transfer of deportees to a prison in El Salvador.
News Team, These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the Ilearned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal that courtesy/opportunity. concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. for political optics rather than legal ones. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with We have been promoting this story on social media for days. DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a…
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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One of the fuller portraits of Katie Wilson’s experience and campaign.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How an ‘unknown’ organizer became Seattle’s next mayor: ‘People want to see themselves reflected in office’
Katie Wilson’s rise from transit campaigner to city hall shows how trust, volunteers and years of organizing overcame big-money politics
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM