Find 30 minutes to watch this John Oliver defense of press freedom — and his blistering takedown of compliant-in-advance owners like Redstone, Bezos and Soon-Shiong. m.youtube.com/watch?v=07JQ... - ThreadSky

bgrueskin.bsky.social • 13 days ago

Find 30 minutes to watch this John Oliver defense of press freedom — and his blistering takedown of compliant-in-advance owners like Redstone, Bezos and Soon-Shiong.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=07JQr5W3970

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rjejr.bsky.social•13 days ago

I usually watch these at some point during the week. Watched last week's last night. Nice that HBO typically doesn't have commercials in it. Same for Last of Us and White Lotus. Glad I don't pay the extra for no ads, that's about all I watch. BF $2.99/m deal that ends this week, then back to YT.

mudsludge.bsky.social•12 days ago

Funny how the comedic press does a better job at discussing issues than the serious press

piratito.com•13 days ago

📌

bgrueskin.bsky.social•13 days ago

Aaaaand …another top @cbsnews.com exec is leaving https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump-wendy-mcmahon.html

ericgunnarjohnson.bsky.social•12 days ago

Settling with a despot?

handi817.bsky.social•13 days ago

Good! Let's make our own Network @oprah-winfrey.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com

bgrueskin.bsky.social•12 days ago

"It feels like a purge is underway," a CBS correspondent tells @brianstelter.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/brianstelter.bsky.social/post/3lpk37qa4r22l

terric1951.bsky.social•12 days ago

State media, anyone?

philoscribe.bsky.social•12 days ago

In the annals of the American media business it would be hard to find an owner more loathsome - and the list is long and distinguished - than Sumner Redstone. But Shari Redstone has done the old man one better.

schadenfreude666.bsky.social•12 days ago

gota get the merger approved...

bkelsey91.bsky.social•13 days ago

Games over.

CBS is going to give in

jaefgg.bsky.social•12 days ago

Comply in advance is the wrong term here. That suggests some latent opposition that in the face of pressure. These folks have no principles and are embracing authoritarianism because they like it and see an advantage for themselves or their businesses. It gives them too much credit.

proverbialcrow.bsky.social•13 days ago

This is excellent, as John Oliver so often is. Am I using French syntax there?

notappearingint.bsky.social•13 days ago

📌

ktxby.bsky.social•10 days ago

How ironic.

chrispg12.bsky.social•13 days ago

he should spend as much time attacking news personalities like Jake Tapper. The owners aren’t the ones pretending to be journalists.

masshysteria.bsky.social•12 days ago

The fuck are you talking about? At the end of the day the owners can absolutely deal with journalists who suck at their jobs whom THEY EMPLOY 😑

chrispg12.bsky.social•12 days ago

what are you talking about? the journalists are doing exactly what the employers want them to do so why would they “deal” with them. the employers are capitalists out to make a profit. the journalists are the ones pretending to be reporters.

oftosa.bsky.social•13 days ago

Oliver also makes an important reference to @mariaressa.bsky.social and her advice to us all, "Hold the line. "

futbolsound.bsky.social•13 days ago

He continues to do such great work. Every episode is so well done.

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