https://www.dangerandplay.com/2017/03/26/60-minutes-preview-mike-cernovich-calls-out-scott-pelley-during-heated-interview/
60 Minutes interviewed Mike Cernovich from DangerAndPlay.com
In a strange way, it was a great interview because it was ~ so obviously ~ slanted.
Some people will not pick that up, but many many more people will.
Scott Pelley went through the pizzagate / JA episode situation.
The proof provided ~ that pizzagate is fake ~ was this: Of course, the gunman didn't find children tied up inside
(talking about the lone gunman. don't quote me - that was just the jist).
People who know what news is, will know this was not an investigation piece. It was laughably stupid.
Scott Pelley went to great lengths to show how "Fake News People" can make a bot buy from a Russian company (a Russian Company? Really?). The bots issue thousands of tweets and upvotes to "make" a fake story go viral.
I guess it can be done without people involved?? And for a few hundred dollars??
After watching the youtubers who are investigating pizzagate, like the retired Military Personnel who are now on disability... hmmmm. I doubt they have a few hundred dollars laying around to go hire a Russian company but .... I guess maybe?
He portrayed citizen investigators as:
Fake news.
Not vetted by professional news organizations (they have a corner on that market)
And well - moneyed. As if they could buy "viral"
< head back laughing >
Since the Millennials are now the most populous group, raised on computers, this story will not fool the number of people Scott was clearly trying to reach.
I'll leave it at that. Sorry I am not the greatest writer. I just wanted to get this posted quickly.
P.S Thank you to 60 Minutes for one thing.... I had never heard of Mike Cernovich before this!
I will subscribe and seek him out on youtube. He sounds like a great citizen journalist!
P.S.S. Any respect I still had for 60 Minutes has blown out the window.
I'm sorry (for me) that I no longer consider you a reliable source for investigative reporting. You showed your true colors: A bunch of suck-up. Hillary worshipers. Your ratings will go down after this and you will wonder why. hahaha
Very very disappointing. Laughably stupid.
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remedy4reality ago
I did see it... Scott Pelly and the entire piece may have been the biggest disgrace in the history of journalism.
It was laughable.
bopper ago
He can join Dan Rather in the hall of shame.
remedy4reality ago
Interesting that you say that. Rather was actually a victim of a CIA sting on the Bush AWOL story. Have you read Russ Baker's book on the Bush's ?
bopper ago
Yes it was great. Honestly I've forgotten a lot ... I remember watching the whole 60 minutes fiasco with Rather, Bush and the National Guard. I've always wanted to go back and re-read it, it's so well documented. I've been in the little fighter pilot hang-out bar Baker mentions, where Bush dissed his pregnant girlfriend, at Ellington Field.