American Democracy is in dire danger, with the decline of honest journalism, and with major news sources compromised.
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon tech entreneur Jeff Bezos, has just cut one third of its staff, including such departments as sports, local news, international news, and previously moving opinion columns toward a right wing slant. This was the newspaper which exposed the Watergate Scandal under President Richard Nixon, and has won the second most Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, only behind the New York Times.
CBS News has become a disaster under Bari Weiss, no longer a beacon of decent, honest journalism, and if Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow were still alive, they would be in shock, as retired 94 year old Dan Rather, most assuredly, is now.
CNN is in danger of being taken over by the same Billionaire Larry Ellison family that now controls CBS News, and could lead to the destruction of the original, award winning cable news channel, created in 1980 by Ted Turner.
With the decline of so many reliable news sources, and Donald Trump interfering with freedom of the press, the future looks gloomy for upholding truth and facts, and maintaining the Constitution and the rule of law in the future!
Trump says he’ll stay out of the Netflix-Paramount fight over Warner Bros.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/trump-netflix-paramount-fight-warner-bros-rcna257476
Yeah. Why do I not believe him?
Marty Baron Warns That Jeff Bezos Is Shredding The Washington Post to “Ingratiate Himself With Donald Trump”
“The former editor of the paper tells Vanity Fair that the ‘tremendous’ newsroom brings in readers, but Trump has driven the owner and his publisher, Will Lewis, to decisions that have sent those readers out the back door.’”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/washington-post-editor-marty-baron-jeff-bezos
No suspects and a new reward: Family pleads for Nancy Guthrie’s return as search enters sixth day
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/savannah-guthrie-mom-nancy-missing-02-06-26
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/washington-post-will-lewis-resigns
FBI releases surveillance images of masked individual outside of Nancy Guthrie’s home
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nancy-guthrie-savannah-missing-mom-02-10-26
Oxygen Journalism: Why ‘Both Sides’ Is Killing the News
“Corporate media keeps mistaking “debate” for journalism—and the loudest liars keep winning just by getting a seat at the table.”
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/oxygen-journalism-why-both-sides
Trump met with David Ellison days before saying he’s ‘not involved’ in Paramount’s Netflix battle
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/media/david-ellison-trump-paramount-netflix-wbd
FBI releases description of suspect in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv63jljnz0o
Peter Attia appears to be staying at CBS News despite Epstein communications
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/14/cbs-peter-attia-jeffrey-epstein
CBS is no longer a legitimate news operation.
Warner Bros. Weighs Reopening Sale Negotiations With Paramount
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-15/warner-bros-weighs-reopening-sale-negotiations-with-paramount?srnd=homepage-americas
DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home appears to match glove worn by suspect
https://apnews.com/article/savannah-guthrie-mom-missing-710d3acdef86d1c3935b94f58f763d72
Climate change media coverage fell 14% in 2025
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2026/02/16/climate-change-media-coverage-fell-14-2025
That’s pathetic.
How to write a headline in the (lying) Trump era
Plus: CBS News twisted its own reporting on ICE arrests
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-to-write-a-headline-in-the-lying
Anderson Cooper to leave 60 Minutes amid turmoil at CBS News
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/16/anderson-cooper-to-leave-60-minutes