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Paramount Settles One Conflict, and Sparks Another
- Paramount Global settled a $16 million lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes interview editing on July 1, 2025.
- The settlement followed extensive internal protest and legal analysis showing the lawsuit was meritless and constitutionally protected speech.
- Critics, including Dan Rather and the Writers Guild, condemned the settlement as a harmful capitulation threatening press freedom and journalistic integrity.
- FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez called the lawsuit meritless and warned the settlement sets a dangerous precedent, while a White House spokesperson praised it as holding "fake news media accountable."
- The settlement cleared the way for Paramount's pending $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media, which still requires FCC approval amid ongoing scrutiny.
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CBS Journalists Rage at Parent Company's 'Betrayal' in Settling Trump Lawsuit
CBS News staffers are blasting parent company Paramount over its settlement with President Donald Trump, which could top $30 million, calling the deal a "cowardly capitulation" and a "betrayal" of the network.The post CBS Journalists Rage at Parent Company's 'Betrayal' in Settling Trump Lawsuit appeared first on .
Dan Rather Lashes Out Over Trump-60 Minutes Settlement
One of CBS’s most well-known news figures of all-time is condemning the settlement by the network’s parent company, Paramount, of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview. In an interview with Variety, Dan Rather — who anchored the CBS Evening News for a quarter-century until 2006 — teed off on the settlement in an interview with Variety late Wednesday. “It’s a sad day for journalism,” Rather told Variety. “It’s a sad day for…
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