Project Veritas: CNN

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BREAKING: I just walked off the stage in Washington DC where I announced that our next @Project_Veritas #BeBrave insider is from within @CNN.

#ExposeCNN


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[CoastieInColorado]

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[Grandmastersexsay]

This looks like it could be fun to watch:



On the Eve of the CNN Insider blowing the whistle on his own network…

by Eric Spracklen
October 12, 2019
in News Posts / Top Stories

By James O’Keefe

“It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” – Samuel Adams.

This week, a CNN insider will blow the whistle and through Project Veritas will release dozens of recordings made of officials at the highest levels of CNN, revealing a political agenda, bias and misconduct hidden from public view.

This series of tapes — which we think will be the biggest story of the year for Project Veritas — blends two extraordinary series of events; a brave insider secretly recording at work and a hard-hitting piece of hidden camera muckraking into one of the supposed “most trusted names in news.”

A major aspect of this story is the heroic actions of an insider.

By far, the most often asked question (and most important) is “What can I do?” There is a new genre of answer—you can wear a hidden camera and blow the whistle on your employer through Project Veritas. This new movement, which we are calling “Be Brave. Do Something” is enabling citizens to become catalysts for reform. It is the modern incarnation of what Jack Anderson once described as “the sirens of Greek mythology, who, by their seductive singing, enticed unknowing wayfarers to abandon the cramped boredom of safe passage for a hazardous try at strange excitements and gratifications.”

If Project Veritas is the siren, the wayfarers this year have included two Google employees, a Facebook subcontractor and a Pinterest engineer who gave up their salaries and careers for the public’s right to know. We’ve had the privilege to entice these angels, knowing full well an army of grateful citizens are behind them. Project Veritas supporters have their backs no matter what as long as they stand up for what is true and important for the public to know.

“This was an act of atonement. An attempt to make my conscience clear,” said Zach Vorhies, who leaked us the “Algorithmic Unfairness’ document inside Google.

“Are we going to just let the biggest tech companies decide who wins every election from now on?” said Greg Coppola, who lost his job inside Google speaking out.

“I felt the public had a right to know,” said the Facebook insider who was fired for taking screenshots of them “Deboosting” videos for political reasons.

“For me there was no other option. I could go through the comforts of life, but what are we saving our ammo for,” said Eric Cochran, the Pinterest engineer, who was escorted out the building. “They can stop one man, but they can’t stop all of us.

And so it was destiny that the CNN wayfarer met me in the Spring by a happenstance, inspired by the actions of the others who came before him, I received a simple answer as to why: “I started at CNN with a dream to work in media, but my dream had become a nightmare,” With that, a hidden camera began to record…well…everything.

In our current media landscape, people are famous figures for notoriety. Celebrity is a big name. Hero is a big man. So there is a new breed of heroes – the sort that Daniel Boorstin spoke about in his book The Image: “In our world of big names, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knowness often proves to be the unsung hero: the teacher, the nurse, the mother, the honest cop, the hard worker at lonely, underpaid, unglamorous, unpublicized jobs.

“These anonymous heroes become part of the Veritas army.”

And then there is the act of investigating the media itself. Critics and political marketing industry operatives will rush to condemn this series of tapes with broad platitudes on how any efforts are “anti-journalist.” We’ve heard “The truth is more important than ever,” “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” and so forth. But behind the veneer of “holier than thou” sanctimonious attitudes are some ugly truths about the 4th estate.

But they are not new gathering. And our press isn’t truly free.

In fact, based upon what the people in these tapes say, it’s no longer even doing legitimate news gathering.

The media has become an industrial system of production that manufactures consent. This is true whether said by Noam Chomsky, James O’Keefe, or Glenn Greenwald. Political implications aside, the media has become an organ of propaganda that is only about commercialism, clicks, ratings, power and influence and political advocacy. All the while, the press evades scrutiny by appealing to rights afforded by the 1st amendment, while adhering to none the accompanying duties.

Big Tech and Big Media Corporations have more power than all three branches of government, but who holds them accountable? Who watches the watchmen? And why is it so important somebody holds them to account? Because doing their jobs is required in a Democracy.

The public’s right to know make all other rights in our society possible, because our government exists with the consent of the governed, and this consent must be informed. People will make their own decisions when they are properly informed.

Real journalism shouldn’t only be discourse, moral judgments, and conclusions. It shouldn’t have to engage in relentless speculation, punditry and stenography, opining to the masses. It should not abuse participation in advocacy work for anonymous leakers where sources in government get to set the agenda.

Investigative reporters (the real ones) have the duty to go beyond what somebody wants us to publish. What journalists ought to do is simply engage in the empirical method — to a degree so real — that the resulting truths transfix and anesthetize. When people are able to see what is happening, it becomes more real. We show that transgressions are in fact transgressions. The way to achieve proper reforms is to precisely capture reality.

On the Economic side, there is no question that much of corruption is due to economic pressures. Real truth finding often is a loss-leader in any business sense, and that’s why it is almost completely extinct from commercial news gathering. Being “the tip of the spear” often puts us in an exposed position where the results of our work reverberates into embarrassment, resignations, deeply penetrates the fabric of people’s lives and violates social boundaries. That means litigation, retaliation and economic pressures. “Many of the large media companies are fully integrated into the market, and for the others, too. The pressures of stockholders, directors, and bankers to focus on the bottom line are powerful.”

The first step towards reforming the system is accurately reporting reality that shakes people awake with moral indignation. But in the digital era, with streaming visuals, hard to refute, we’re able to cut through propaganda like a hot knife through butter, trusting the power of free people to make the best policy decisions if they are equipped with the truth. We break down the barrier between the realms of how public officials behave in public and private, and therefore tackle the great lie.

It seems like most of the people who are supposed to govern are busy staring into a TV camera. “One correspondent with one cameraman [can] become as important as twenty senators,” as David Halberstam once wrote. They are protected from any public scrutiny. They demonstrate Sanctimonious, holier-than-thou smugness. Journalists are no longer about public service, and in private, they will change the subject if you talk about democracy dying in darkness. It’s really about commercialism, clicks, ratings, power and influence.

It’s not just politicians who kowtow to the cable news order and to the power it yields, it’s the wealthiest man in the world saying that his most proud accomplishment was purchasing his woke, clickbait farm.

Jeff Bezos wrote on the Medium: “Even though The Post is a complexifier for me, I do not at all regret my investment. The Post is a critical institution with a critical mission. My stewardship of The Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of.”

This man who has built the most powerful company on earth is most proud of the fact he bought a newspaper which isn’t going to earn him any money.

But make no mistake: for Bezos, this isn’t about informing the masses, it’s about power and influence.

So, in a country governed by public opinion, and where public opinion is largely governed by the press, isn’t it critical to understand what governs the press?

And this is why Project Veritas will be exposing CNN this week.

https://www.projectveritas.com/2019/10/12/on-the-eve-of-the-cnn-insider-blowing-the-whistle-on-his-own-network/

[PursuePeace]

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[PursuePeace]

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Haven't watched yet, just posting:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=m7XZmugtLv4

[Brian4Liberty]

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Haven't watched yet, just posting:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=m7XZmugtLv4

The recordings which detail how Zucker is so hands on, driving the impeachment agenda on a daily basis is very revealing. That is the real story. Everyone should already know that CNN is biased towards the Democrats and the left. Everyone should know that claims of fairness at CNN are nothing but lies.

On the negative side, there is a moral dilemma here. Exposing CNN bias is one thing. Secretly recording co-workers and friends while out socially is not cool. The people he secretly recorded who were critical of CNN will be fired and blackballed. They didn’t sign up for this, and they are just peons. Zucker will probably be thankful that this exposed employees who were not 100% on the Zucker agenda.

A better way to go about this would be to report on and release the Zucker daily calls. That was news. And it would not hurt innocent low level workers. Zucker isn’t going to fire himself.

[PursuePeace]

The recordings which detail how Zucker is so hands on, driving the impeachment agenda on a daily basis is very revealing. That is the real story. Everyone should already know that CNN is biased towards the Democrats and the left. Everyone should know that claims of fairness at CNN are nothing but lies.

On the negative side, there is a moral dilemma here. Exposing CNN bias is one thing. Secretly recording co-workers and friends while out socially is not cool. The people he secretly recorded who were critical of CNN will be fired and blackballed. They didn’t sign up for this, and they are just peons. Zucker will probably be thankful that this exposed employees who were not 100% on the Zucker agenda.

A better way to go about this would be to report on and release the Zucker daily calls. That was news. And it would not hurt innocent low level workers. Zucker isn’t going to fire himself.


On the one hand, I agree with you.
On the other hand, corrupt machinery can't run without cogs.
There are consequences when you go along with things you know are wrong.
Is the $ worth it?
Then I go back to "well they're just like me, just trying to make a living and survive..."
Go after the top dogs, not the cogs.
But the damn cogs are keeping things running. Without them, the whole thing would grind to a halt.
Sometimes maybe you just need to crush the whole damn machine, cogs and all.

[Grandmastersexsay]

http://youtu.be/m7XZmugtLv4

[Grandmastersexsay]

The recordings which detail how Zucker is so hands on, driving the impeachment agenda on a daily basis is very revealing. That is the real story. Everyone should already know that CNN is biased towards the Democrats and the left. Everyone should know that claims of fairness at CNN are nothing but lies.

On the negative side, there is a moral dilemma here. Exposing CNN bias is one thing. Secretly recording co-workers and friends while out socially is not cool. The people he secretly recorded who were critical of CNN will be fired and blackballed. They didn’t sign up for this, and they are just peons. Zucker will probably be thankful that this exposed employees who were not 100% on the Zucker agenda.

A better way to go about this would be to report on and release the Zucker daily calls. That was news. And it would not hurt innocent low level workers. Zucker isn’t going to fire himself.

If he fires or black balls these employees it could motivate others to come out in retaliation. If he doesn't fire them it could give people the courage to also come out. I see it as a win/win.

As far as the employees themselves are concerned, they are no different than the good cop who sits by and does nothing while his fellow officers violate the rights of others and abuse their power free of consequences. This isn't some small company whose actions are inconsequential. This is a company trying to subvert democracy on a large scale with daily propaganda under the guise of journalism.

[jon4liberty]

No empathy for any CNN employee. You work for the beast you are complicit one way or another.

[Swordsmyth]

No empathy for any CNN employee. You work for the beast you are complicit one way or another.
Ratting on them is just a downpayment on reclaiming your humanity.

[tommyrp12]

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[Grandmastersexsay]

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Still not enough to get me to watch Hannity.

[tommyrp12]

Still not enough to get me to watch Hannity.

I'm gonna hold my nose and watch anyway. Maybe find out something new.

[Grandmastersexsay]

I'm gonna hold my nose and watch anyway. Maybe find out something new.

The hypocrisy will be too much for me to watch Hannity follow through with his marching orders to talk about CNN giving marching orders.

Let us know if there was anything interesting.

[KEEF]

The hypocrisy will be too much for me to watch Hannity follow through with his marching orders to talk about CNN giving marching orders.

Let us know if there was anything interesting.
http://www.cyniconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/potcallingkettleblack.png

[tommyrp12]

The hypocrisy will be too much for me to watch Hannity follow through with his marching orders to talk about CNN giving marching orders.

Let us know if there was anything interesting.

Nothing much. Hannity bumped in a lot and talked about himself. He did say that in the general election he went back to his libertarian roots. Not sure which general, or if he voted for Rand or Gary.

[Origanalist]

Nothing much. Hannity bumped in a lot and talked about himself. He did say that in the general election he went back to his libertarian roots. Not sure which general, or if he voted for Rand or Gary.

Did he talk about his paper route as a youngster?

[tommyrp12]

Did he talk about his paper route as a youngster?

Nope, maybe in the next interview. /sarc

[Valli6]

Nothing much. Hannity bumped in a lot and talked about himself. He did say that in the general election he went back to his libertarian roots. Not sure which general, or if he voted for Rand or Gary.

Wait a minute - Hannity said he had "libertarian roots"?
UGH! What a phony sack of sht!

I'm just waiting for the day that someone (maybe Rand?) gets to tell fake-news Fox (and the RNC) that we haven't forgotten what they did to Ron Paul in 2008 and 2012!
:mad:

[EDIT: So it was the undercover guy who said this, not Hannity - although I know Hannity has made claims about being libertarian at other times. Sorry, I didn't watch it - I just can't take listening to Hannity talk for more then 1 or 2 sentences.]

[Todd]

Who says conspiracies can't be hidden?

Not one dipstick from CNN came forward until this guy.

[devil21]

The recordings which detail how Zucker is so hands on, driving the impeachment agenda on a daily basis is very revealing.

Yeah, because the Trump reality show is the only thing bringing in viewers. CNN's ratings were abysmal until Trump's election. They're still bad but Trump is the only thing keeping that station above water. Trump and Zucker have a long, friendly relationship.

[Superfluous Man]

Nothing much. Hannity bumped in a lot and talked about himself. He did say that in the general election he went back to his libertarian roots. Not sure which general, or if he voted for Rand or Gary.

This is sarcasm, right?

[tommyrp12]

Wait a minute - Hannity said he had "libertarian roots"?
UGH! What a phony sack of sht!

I'm just waiting for the day that someone (maybe Rand?) gets to tell fake-news Fox (and the RNC) that we haven't forgotten what they did to Ron Paul in 2008 and 2012!
:mad:

The guy guy who went undercover said that he went back to his libertarian roots. Sorry for the confusion.

[Superfluous Man]

Wait a minute - Hannity said he had "libertarian roots"?


Hannity has claimed that. It's ludicrous. But yes, he's said it.

[Todd]

The hypocrisy will be too much for me to watch Hannity follow through with his marching orders to talk about CNN giving marching orders.

Let us know if there was anything interesting.

Lol. Yep...

[Brian4Liberty]

Yeah, because the Trump reality show is the only thing bringing in viewers. CNN's ratings were abysmal until Trump's election. They're still bad but Trump is the only thing keeping that station above water. Trump and Zucker have a long, friendly relationship.

It is good for their ratings. Apprentice: POTUS Edition.

It’s unlikely that Zucker and Trump are “friends” anymore. They have had mutually beneficial business arrangements in the past. Trump tends to turn those into feuds all the time though.

[Grandmastersexsay]

Part 2:


https://youtu.be/GgMOBWXusYU

[PursuePeace]

Part 2:


https://youtu.be/GgMOBWXusYU

How many times are the same clips/phrases going to be repeated in one video? /rant.

[Grandmastersexsay]

How many times are the same clips/phrases going to be repeated in one video? /rant.

Agreed. It was an 11 minute video. Do we really need an intro when you are going to talk about it again in a few minutes? Guess they were just padding it to stretch out the length. I did enjoy the part about Biden rallies though.

[PursuePeace]

Agreed. It was an 11 minute video. Do we really need an intro when you are going to talk about it again in a few minutes? Guess they were just padding it to stretch out the length. I did enjoy the part about Biden rallies though.

"hundreds of hours of secretly videotaped..."
Plays same clip 4 times in one 11 minute video.

[devil21]

"hundreds of hours of secretly videotaped..."
Plays same clip 4 times in one 11 minute video.

Click bait BS. PV sold out for the Trump payola a while back, just like Mark Dice, Ben Garrison, AJ and others. Influencers always get co-opted eventually.

[Grandmastersexsay]

Click bait BS. PV sold out for the Trump payola a while back, just like Mark Dice, Ben Garrison, AJ and others. Influencers always get co-opted eventually.

He's bringing a little each day. Maybe there was stuff he wanted to wait on for after the debate.

[Anti Globalist]

Wait a minute - Hannity said he had "libertarian roots"?
UGH! What a phony sack of sht!

I'm just waiting for the day that someone (maybe Rand?) gets to tell fake-news Fox (and the RNC) that we haven't forgotten what they did to Ron Paul in 2008 and 2012!
:mad:

[EDIT: So it was the undercover guy who said this, not Hannity - although I know Hannity has made claims about being libertarian at other times. Sorry, I didn't watch it - I just can't take listening to Hannity talk for more then 1 or 2 sentences.]
Hannity has no libertarian roots whatsoever. If he did, he wouldn't have backed everything Republican nominee in his entire career.

[Zippyjuan]

"hundreds of hours of secretly videotaped..."
Plays same clip 4 times in one 11 minute video.

Veritas has a record of very selectively editing conversations to mislead the viewer into believing thing are different from what was actually said. Very unreliable source on anything but good for propaganda purposes.

[Swordsmyth]

Veritas has a record of very selectively editing conversations to mislead the viewer into believing thing are different from what was actually said. Very unreliable source on anything but good for propaganda purposes.
According to Snopes.

[Anti Globalist]

Yeah, because the Trump reality show is the only thing bringing in viewers. CNN's ratings were abysmal until Trump's election. They're still bad but Trump is the only thing keeping that station above water. Trump and Zucker have a long, friendly relationship.
Isn't Trump part of the reason why Zucker became the CEO of NBC in the first place?

[Brian4Liberty]

Heard the latest segment says that CNN has it in for Tulsi Gabbard. Not that it's a surprise to some people. Interesting to hear it is confirmed.

[devil21]

Isn't Trump part of the reason why Zucker became the CEO of NBC in the first place?

Yeah, their symbiotic relationship is well documented.

https://etd.library.emory.edu/concern/etds/bk1289934?locale=es

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jeff-zuckers-singular-role-in-promoting-donald-trumps-rise/2016/10/02/7c3d4366-865b-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/trump-cnn-jeff-zucker-enjoy-special-relationship-article-1.2950683

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/episode-80-cnns-jeff-zucker-the-man-who-made-trump

FWIW, it's claimed that Zucker has this cartoon framed in his office, dunno if true:
https://i0.wp.com/bryanalexander.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/trump-cnn-cartoon.jpg?w=950&ssl=1

[Brian4Liberty]

Part 2:


https://youtu.be/GgMOBWXusYU

Nothing burger. Guys talking about their personal opinions. A little substance there when the one guy points out that Tulsi Gabbard is hated purely for her foreign policy position.

They could have a story there about how inappropriate it is for a completely biased and manipulative organization like CNN to have anything to do with a debate, but the focus is basically gossip about who Zucker might like and dislike.

[Stratovarious]

Veritas has a record of very selectively editing conversations to mislead the viewer into believing thing are different from what was actually said. Very unreliable source on anything but good for propaganda purposes.


Translation;

''I have absolutely no idea nor ounce of exhibit/proof to back up my claims , yet
you should believe my anecdotal musings, I phrase my proclamations to sound
convincing...''

[Brian4Liberty]

Veritas has a record of very selectively editing conversations to mislead the viewer into believing thing are different from what was actually said. Very unreliable source on anything but good for propaganda purposes.

So you are saying that Project Veritas is just like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC? Fair enough.

[Grandmastersexsay]

Part 3:


https://youtu.be/qbQwAQ0tDTQ

Not as good as part 1 but better than part 2. Apparently these videos have lead to Trump bringing a lawsuit against CNN. I wish him the best of luck.


Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’
by Paul Bedard
| October 18, 2019 11:59 AM

Print this article

Outraged by secretly-taped anti-Trump comments attributed to CNN President Jeff Zucker and others at the cable network, President Trump’s campaign is vowing to sue the company for “a substantial payment of damages.”

In a four-page letter to CNN, Zucker, and Executive Vice President David Vigilante, Trump attorney Charles J. Harder cited years of anti-Trump bias at the network and claimed the cable giant has broken its promise of “excellence in journalism.”

Listing several examples from the just-released Project Veritas videotapes of CNN insiders describing Zucker’s demand for “impeachment above all else,” Harder wrote that they “are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years.”

He added, “Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called 'mainstream' news, as the current situation.”

Harder represents both Trump and the campaign. The letter was provided exclusively to Secrets and is shown in full below.

CNN had no immediate comment.

While media is typically protected by the First Amendment, Harder said the bias he cited at CNN was a violation of the Lanham Act “by constituting misrepresentations to the public, to your advertisers, and to others” to distribute “truly fair and balanced” news.

“Accordingly, my clients intend to file legal action against you, to seek compensatory damages, treble damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, reimbursement of legal costs, and all other available legal and equitable remedies, to the maximum extent permitted by law,” said the letter.

What’s more, he suggested that even if the campaign and CNN come to an agreement, he would seek money as part of that deal.

“Please contact the undersigned to discuss an appropriate resolution of this matter, which would include a substantial payment of damages, as well as all other appropriate measures that are necessary to fully address the magnitude of the situation,” wrote Harder in the letter sent by overnight mail and email on Wednesday.

Trump has long been at war with CNN and other media he dubs “fake news.” CNN’s White House reporter, Jim Acosta, and Trump have tussled publicly, and Acosta wrote a book sharply critical of the president titled The Enemy of the People.

In three new, secretly-taped videos, Project Veritas said they show CNN insiders detailing Zucker’s anti-Trump views.

Those comments, wrote Harder, show that CNN is violating journalism ethics.

“Recently released video footage of individuals alleged to be your employees indicates that your reporting relating to President Trump is contrary to your own mission and the aforementioned Code of Ethics. Your own employees appear to state that CNN is focused on trying to ‘take down President Trump,’ driven by a ‘personal vendetta’ that Mr. Zucker purportedly has against him, rather than reporting the news in an objective manner," wrote Harder.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trump-campaign-to-sue-cnn-over-pro-impeachment-bias-demands-substantial-payment

[devil21]

It's all kind of ridiculous when you realize that Zucker's job is to make money for shareholders via ratings/advertising, while spreading propaganda. That's it. No CEO would risk his company for personal political reasons and if he did, it would be the Board of Director's duty to FIRE him. People need to start thinking like CEOs if they want to start understanding what's really going on with media and Trump. Mid level non-decision making employees, like in the videos, do not decide the direction/focus of a company and those videos even prove it. They're considered order following foot soldiers, nothing more.

[Grandmastersexsay]

It's all kind of ridiculous when you realize that Zucker's job is to make money for shareholders via ratings/advertising, while spreading propaganda. That's it. No CEO would risk his company for personal political reasons and if he did, it would be the Board of Director's duty to FIRE him. People need to start thinking like CEOs if they want to start understanding what's really going on with media and Trump. Mid level non-decision making employees, like in the videos, do not decide the direction/focus of a company and those videos even prove it. They're considered order following foot soldiers, nothing more.

It's not personal politics, it's group political think. When you realize that distinction, you'll see Zucker is not risking anything. He is just providing marching orders to the machine.

[Brian4Liberty]

It's all kind of ridiculous when you realize that Zucker's job is to make money for shareholders via ratings/advertising, while spreading propaganda. That's it. No CEO would risk his company for personal political reasons and if he did, it would be the Board of Director's duty to FIRE him. People need to start thinking like CEOs if they want to start understanding what's really going on with media and Trump. Mid level non-decision making employees, like in the videos, do not decide the direction/focus of a company and those videos even prove it. They're considered order following foot soldiers, nothing more.

There is usually more subtlety than holding a daily marching orders meeting. The left loves command and control. Same as the Democrats have had for so long. Decisions made by the elite at the top, and enforced with an iron fist all the way down to the bottom.

The media is left in nature on the whole. That would always lead to an overall leftist bias. But all other outlets do not have daily orders from the top (at least not yet).

As far as shareholders go, we’ll see if there are any ramifications for Zucker. It may come. They wouldn’t want to do it right now, because they wouldn’t want to seem like they folded to the right, but his career path may take a turn. No doubt Zucker is making the case that it’s all about ratings right now to the appropriate people.

[Brian4Liberty]

It's all kind of ridiculous when you realize that Zucker's job is to make money for shareholders via ratings/advertising, while spreading propaganda. That's it. No CEO would risk his company for personal political reasons and if he did, it would be the Board of Director's duty to FIRE him. People need to start thinking like CEOs if they want to start understanding what's really going on with media and Trump. Mid level non-decision making employees, like in the videos, do not decide the direction/focus of a company and those videos even prove it. They're considered order following foot soldiers, nothing more.

And I’d agree the people in the videos are minor technicians with no editorial or content control, which makes these videos mostly just opinions of some regular employees.

[Zippyjuan]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/466473-trump-campaign-threatens-to-sue-cnn-citing-project-veritas-videos


Trump campaign threatens to sue CNN, citing Project Veritas videos

An attorney representing President Trump's reelection campaign sent a letter to CNN on Friday threatening to sue the network over purported allegations of bias against the president.

Trump attorney Charles Harder wrote to CNN president Jeff Zucker warning that the Trump campaign intends to seek damages from the network based on secretly recorded videos posted in recent days by the right-wing group Project Veritas.

“Never in the history of this country has a President been the subject of such a sustained barrage of unfair, unfounded, unethical and unlawful attacks by so-called ‘mainstream’ news, as the current situation," Harder wrote.

Harder cited one CNN employee recorded by Project Veritas who alleged Zucker has a personal feud with Trump. Another employee captured on video complains that CNN does not live up to its "facts first" slogan, while a third lamented that the network wants to focus its coverage mainly on Trump and the ongoing House impeachment inquiry.

“The aforementioned examples are merely the tip of the iceberg of the evidence my clients have accumulated over recent years," Harder wrote. "We also expect substantial additional information about CNN’s wrongful practices to become known in the coming days and weeks."

Harder alleged that CNN’s actions constituted a violation of the Lanham Act, a trademark law enacted in the 1940s that governs trademark use and false advertising.

CNN dismissed the lawsuit in a statement on Friday.

"This is nothing more than a desperate PR stunt and doesn't merit a response," Matt Dornic, a spokesman for CNN, said in a statement.

Trump, with Harder as his attorney, has threatened in the past to sue news outlets as well as multiple women who accused him of sexual misconduct, but so far he has not followed through with the threatened litigation.

A case against CNN would likely face significant hurdles on First Amendment grounds.

Project Veritas often records surreptitious videos and edits them in an effort to highlight allegations of liberal bias. The CNN videos were picked by conservative media this week, and appeared to be referenced in a tweet from Trump suggesting Zucker should resign.

The president routinely chastises CNN as "fake news," targeting specific anchors and reporters and complaining about coverage he dislikes. His supporters often chant "CNN sucks" during campaign rallies.

[Pauls' Revere]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/erik-prince-recruits-ex-spies-to-help-infiltrate-liberal-groups/ar-BB10SCGr?ocid=spartandhp

Both Project Veritas and Mr. Prince have ties to President Trump’s aides and family. Whether any Trump administration officials or advisers to the president were involved in the operations, even tacitly, is unclear. But the effort is a glimpse of a vigorous private campaign to try to undermine political groups or individuals perceived to be in opposition to Mr. Trump’s agenda.
Mr. Prince, the former head of Blackwater Worldwide and the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has at times served as an informal adviser to Trump administration officials. He worked with the former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn during the presidential transition. In 2017, he met with White House and Pentagon officials to pitch a plan to privatize the Afghan war using contractors in lieu of American troops. Jim Mattis, then the defense secretary, rejected the idea.