"CBS' '60 Minutes' is in a tight spot after hosting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on the show, with many critics arguing that the long-running news program is inadvertently amplifying her divisive and often hateful views.
For years, CBS has prided itself on featuring controversial guests on its popular program, including Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. However, this week's interview with Greene is a different story altogether.
Despite being a prominent Republican who has been involved in several controversies, including speaking at a white nationalist event last year, CBS host Lesley Stahl failed to address some of the more concerning aspects of Greene's past behavior and views. For example, she didn't mention that Greene had chanted "Jews are not welcome" outside the U.S. Capitol after the 2018 Parkland school shooting or that she had called a survivor of the same shooting "#littleHitler".
Greene's appearance on the show was seen as a missed opportunity to hold her accountable for some of her more egregious statements and actions, particularly those related to anti-Semitism and her support for QAnon. The fact that she got to praise CBS host Stahl while misspelling her name only added to the criticism.
Critics argue that "60 Minutes" is now using its platform to give a platform to far-right figures like Greene in order to boost ratings, a sentiment echoed by former Rep. Adam Kinzinger and journalist Molly Jong-Fast. The latter called it "spending its currency on the Jewish space lasers woman", while Hogg from Parkland responded to Stahl's interview saying he was looking forward to her questions about why she thinks school shootings are fake.
Greene, however, came across as genuinely appreciative of the show, praising Stahl and calling her a "legendary icon". But this comes at a cost – the program may be pandering to Greene's divisive views without critically examining them. The fact that CBS had not responded to CNN's request for comment on this issue adds fuel to the fire.
CBS has long prided itself on its commitment to journalism, but this week's "60 Minutes" episode highlights the blurred lines between giving a platform to prominent figures and merely seeking clicks. Moonves' infamous comments from 2016 about being drawn to Trump's candidacy as a good business opportunity may be gone, but his mindset seems to have stuck with some of his colleagues at CBS. It remains to be seen how "60 Minutes" will balance its desire for controversy with its commitment to journalism and critical thinking.
For years, CBS has prided itself on featuring controversial guests on its popular program, including Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. However, this week's interview with Greene is a different story altogether.
Despite being a prominent Republican who has been involved in several controversies, including speaking at a white nationalist event last year, CBS host Lesley Stahl failed to address some of the more concerning aspects of Greene's past behavior and views. For example, she didn't mention that Greene had chanted "Jews are not welcome" outside the U.S. Capitol after the 2018 Parkland school shooting or that she had called a survivor of the same shooting "#littleHitler".
Greene's appearance on the show was seen as a missed opportunity to hold her accountable for some of her more egregious statements and actions, particularly those related to anti-Semitism and her support for QAnon. The fact that she got to praise CBS host Stahl while misspelling her name only added to the criticism.
Critics argue that "60 Minutes" is now using its platform to give a platform to far-right figures like Greene in order to boost ratings, a sentiment echoed by former Rep. Adam Kinzinger and journalist Molly Jong-Fast. The latter called it "spending its currency on the Jewish space lasers woman", while Hogg from Parkland responded to Stahl's interview saying he was looking forward to her questions about why she thinks school shootings are fake.
Greene, however, came across as genuinely appreciative of the show, praising Stahl and calling her a "legendary icon". But this comes at a cost – the program may be pandering to Greene's divisive views without critically examining them. The fact that CBS had not responded to CNN's request for comment on this issue adds fuel to the fire.
CBS has long prided itself on its commitment to journalism, but this week's "60 Minutes" episode highlights the blurred lines between giving a platform to prominent figures and merely seeking clicks. Moonves' infamous comments from 2016 about being drawn to Trump's candidacy as a good business opportunity may be gone, but his mindset seems to have stuck with some of his colleagues at CBS. It remains to be seen how "60 Minutes" will balance its desire for controversy with its commitment to journalism and critical thinking.
I'm really disappointed in the way this interview went down. They're trying to play both sides, but it's all just a distraction from the real issues at hand. Greene is still spewing hate speech and anti-Semitic rhetoric, and no one wants to touch that. 
Meanwhile, Lesley Stahl is just going through the motions without asking any tough questions. It's like they're trying to boost ratings by giving her a platform instead of holding her accountable for her words.
Otherwise, they're just pandering to clicks and controversy instead of doing real journalism.
... I mean I've heard she's been to some weird events, like that white nationalist thing last year... and what was up with her chanting "Jews not welcome" outside the Capitol? that's straight up hate 
... and don't even get me started on the QAnon stuff 
... but at the same time I feel like CBS is just trying to boost ratings by letting her spout off on live TV 
... it's all about clicks, right? 
... but can they really just ignore the hate speech and anti-Semitism? that's not journalism, that's just bad news 
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lesley stahl should've called her out on those hateful comments she made about jews and parkland survivors ... it's like cbs is just giving her a free pass and boosting ratings at the expense of actual journalism 
i can imagine how frustrating it must be for people who lost loved ones in those school shootings to see their pain and anger dismissed on tv 
. and don't even get me started on the praise from Greene towards Stahl - what a sell-out 
. moonves may be gone, but his DNA is still in there, and it's just not healthy for journalism 
I mean, can you even blame them? They're a news program, not a debate show. They want to feature interesting guests, but sometimes that means inviting people who are gonna stir up the pot. Greene's definitely got some... let's say "strong" opinions 
. But hey, at least she's consistent, right? And to be fair, Stahl did ask some pretty softball questions 
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. I mean, come on, she's been involved in some seriously hate-filled rhetoric, including anti-Semitism and QAnon, which is basically a cult 
. And Lesley Stahl barely touched on any of that during the interview, just glossing over it like it was no big deal 
. It's not like they're helping themselves by pandering to these kinds of views – it just makes them look bad by association 
. I mean, what even is that?
. I mean, didn't Lesley Stahl know that Greene's been involved in some super racist and anti-Semitic stuff? It seems like she just glossed over all that to make the interview more palatable 
. I know the show has always prided itself on being about journalism and critical thinking, but this week it feels like they just caved to Greene's rhetoric 
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. This might lead them to miss out on critical questions about Greene's views 
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. Not cool 
. I mean, come on, Lesley Stahl should've known better than to let Greene praise her without calling her out on her views 
. It's not just about giving a platform to controversy, it's about holding people accountable for their actions 
I know they've had controversy guests before but this one feels different. They didn't even bring up some super concerning stuff about Rep Greene's past behavior. It just felt like a soft question session to me