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      CBS Hiring of Mick Mulvaney Might Be Good for Profits, But It's Bad for Democracy

      De-prioritizing democracy is a recurring failure in our commercial news media, often enabled by misguided norms.

      Victor Pickard
      Apr 27, 2022

      CBS News hiring former Trump aide Mick Mulvaney speaks volumes about systemic problems in our media. Mulvaney notoriously defended various Trump chicaneries--including withholding military aid to Ukraine in an attempt to extort its president for political gain--and no democracy worthy of the name should give him a prominent media platform. But once again, commercial values trumped democratic principles in mainstream news media.

      A recording of a staff meeting captured CBS News co-president Neeraj Khemlani explaining how the hiring decision was based on maintaining "access" to Republican elites (Washington Post, 3/30/22). He told the staff of CBS's morning show:

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      'A New Low': CBS News Slammed for Hiring Mick Mulvaney as Contributor

      'A New Low': CBS News Slammed for Hiring Mick Mulvaney as Contributor

      "Are you going to ask him about his role in withholding aid to Ukraine until Zelenskyy agreed to smear Biden?"

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 29, 2022

      CBS News faced a firestorm of criticism Tuesday for making Mick Mulvaney a contributor, with one opponent calling the network's decision to hire the ex-aide of former President Donald Trump "a new low."

      "Mulvaney is a discredited liar and crackpot."

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      'A Fearless Champion for Consumers': Warren Applauds Biden Pick of Rohit Chopra to Head CFPB

      'A Fearless Champion for Consumers': Warren Applauds Biden Pick of Rohit Chopra to Head CFPB

      "Financial predators, watch out."

      Jake Johnson
      Jan 17, 2021

      Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday morning applauded as "terrific" President-elect Joe Biden's decision to nominate FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency that the Trump administration worked relentlessly to undermine and divert from its original mission of protecting ordinary people from corporate abuse.

      "There are a lot of financiers who get incredibly rich taking advantage of lax 'regulators' of both parties in order to essentially defraud the American people. Those people are nervously conducting Zooms with high priced lawyers right now."
      --Jeff Hauser, Revolving Door Project

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