Chris Wallace Faults his Father and 60 Minutes
Mar 29, 2022 07:01:05 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
Chris Wallace says his father and '60 Minutes' are responsible for the breakdown in news media
Tue, March 29, 2022, 2:21 AM
Chris Wallace, formerly of Fox News, now with CNN+, joined The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday, where he stunned Colbert when he blamed his legendary father, Mike Wallace, and 60 Minutes, where he worked for 40 years, for the distrust Americans have for the media.
“There has been a lot of talk about loss of trust by the American public in the media,” Colbert said. “If you had a magic wand, you could waive it, what would you change, either presently or historically, about the media to try to restore that trust?”
“In a funny way,” Wallace responded, “I blame my father for this, Mike Wallace and 60 Minutes.”
Wallace went on to explain how 60 Minutes negatively affected the news media landscape.
“It used to be in the old days, and I can remember growing up with my father in the ’70s, that news didn’t make money. It was a public service, and the networks viewed it as a public service,” Wallace said. “And then 60 Minutes came along and showed you could make phenomenal amounts of money with the news business.”
Wallace believes that the only way to fix the problem is for the focus to be on the news itself and not the potential profits.
“I think when you look at what goes on everywhere, probably particularly cable, and on the left as well as the right, people are chasing audiences,” Wallace said. “So I think that if there was not — if people just accepted, we’re not trying to make money off this, we’re just trying to perform a public service, I think we’d have better news.”
Tue, March 29, 2022, 2:21 AM
Chris Wallace, formerly of Fox News, now with CNN+, joined The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday, where he stunned Colbert when he blamed his legendary father, Mike Wallace, and 60 Minutes, where he worked for 40 years, for the distrust Americans have for the media.
“There has been a lot of talk about loss of trust by the American public in the media,” Colbert said. “If you had a magic wand, you could waive it, what would you change, either presently or historically, about the media to try to restore that trust?”
“In a funny way,” Wallace responded, “I blame my father for this, Mike Wallace and 60 Minutes.”
Wallace went on to explain how 60 Minutes negatively affected the news media landscape.
“It used to be in the old days, and I can remember growing up with my father in the ’70s, that news didn’t make money. It was a public service, and the networks viewed it as a public service,” Wallace said. “And then 60 Minutes came along and showed you could make phenomenal amounts of money with the news business.”
Wallace believes that the only way to fix the problem is for the focus to be on the news itself and not the potential profits.
“I think when you look at what goes on everywhere, probably particularly cable, and on the left as well as the right, people are chasing audiences,” Wallace said. “So I think that if there was not — if people just accepted, we’re not trying to make money off this, we’re just trying to perform a public service, I think we’d have better news.”
Mar 29, 2022 07:46:03 #
nwtk2007
Loc: Texas
slatten49 wrote:
Chris Wallace says his father and '60 Minutes' are... (show quote)
He is right about the money in news! Gotta get clicks and sponsors and that means viewers. Hype is the key, no matter what!
Mar 29, 2022 07:56:23 #
nwtk2007 wrote:
He is right about the money in news! Gotta get clicks and sponsors and that means viewers. Hype is the key, no matter what!
And since it’s all about money that’s not going to happen.
Mar 29, 2022 08:05:52 #
nwtk2007
Loc: Texas
lindajoy wrote:
And since it’s all about money that’s not going to happen.
Yep, it'll never change now. The MSM is now a poison and is filled with traps and lies.
Mar 29, 2022 08:28:19 #
slatten49 wrote:
Chris Wallace says his father and '60 Minutes' are... (show quote)
I agree with Chris Wallace. Sort of.
Now here's the real kicker.. If it's all about the money, and it is, then the notion that the rich Republicans are the problem doesn't hold up. The news is overtly liberal left and therefore so is the money. It's the billionaire lefties that have ruined the news. Aka: F**E NEWS
AND we know who's in charge ✡
Mar 29, 2022 09:20:17 #
nwtk2007
Loc: Texas
Sonny Magoo wrote:
I agree with Chris Wallace. Sort of.
Now here's the real kicker.. If it's all about the money, and it is, then the notion that the rich Republicans are the problem doesn't hold up. The news is overtly liberal left and therefore so is the money. It's the billionaire lefties that have ruined the news. Aka: F**E NEWS
AND we know who's in charge ✡
Now here's the real kicker.. If it's all about the money, and it is, then the notion that the rich Republicans are the problem doesn't hold up. The news is overtly liberal left and therefore so is the money. It's the billionaire lefties that have ruined the news. Aka: F**E NEWS
AND we know who's in charge ✡
Mar 30, 2022 04:41:12 #
Sonny Magoo wrote:
I agree with Chris Wallace. Sort of.
Now here's the real kicker.. If it's all about the money, and it is, then the notion that the rich Republicans are the problem doesn't hold up. The news is overtly liberal left and therefore so is the money. It's the billionaire lefties that have ruined the news. Aka: F**E NEWS
AND we know who's in charge ✡
Now here's the real kicker.. If it's all about the money, and it is, then the notion that the rich Republicans are the problem doesn't hold up. The news is overtly liberal left and therefore so is the money. It's the billionaire lefties that have ruined the news. Aka: F**E NEWS
AND we know who's in charge ✡
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