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April 9, 2021

New York Times downplays '60 Minutes' fiasco, insists DeSantis only airing 'grievance'

The New York Times finally broke its silence on the controversial "60 Minutes" report on Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, but significantly downplayed the backlash CBS News has faced this week.

April 8, 2021

TV networks shield CBS; CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC ignore firestorm over '60 Minutes' DeSantis report

CBS appears to have found protection from the intense backlash over Sunday's controversial "60 Minutes" report on Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the form of four of its closest competitors: CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and NBC.

April 8, 2021

'60 Minutes' story made Ron DeSantis a 2024 frontrunner: Joe Concha

The 60 Minutes report on Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis boosted the public official's 2024 presidential candidacy, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ contributor Joe Concha told "America Reports" on Thursday.

April 8, 2021

Kayleigh McEnany blasts CBS News for ‘revealing few days’ amid trio of debacles: ‘Not good’

It’s been a rough few days for CBS News after the network was accused of liberal activism, lobbing softballs at the president’s son and airing a widely condemned "60 Minutes" report on Florida Gov. Ron Desantis all in less than a week.

April 7, 2021

CBS issues new statement backing DeSantis report, again fails to defend 'pay-for-play' narrative

CBS News issued a third statement defending its "60 Minutes" report targeting Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis late Wednesday, though the network continued to avoid discussing the story's most explosive claim.

April 7, 2021

Coverage of '60 Minutes' fiasco focuses on 'gift' to DeSantis, not journalistic blunder

Much of the mainstream media coverage of the botched "60 Minutes" report targeting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has focused on how the prominent Republican could politically benefit from the episode rather than addressing the journalistic malpractice by CBS.

April 7, 2021

PolitiFact admits CBS 'could' have 'deceptively edited' DeSantis remarks, stops short of stating it as fact

PolitiFact acknowledged Wednesday that CBS News "could" be guilty of "deceptively editing" remarks by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in a controversial "60 Minutes" report, but stopped short of stating it as fact.

April 7, 2021

Botched DeSantis report latest example of '60 Minutes' pushing liberal views, undermining Republicans

The fiasco of Sunday's "60 Minutes" report on Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis came as little surprise to longtime critics of the program, who have called out a recent pattern of softball interviews with left-leaning guests and little to no airtime devoted to scandals surrounding prominent Democrats

April 7, 2021

Sen. Rick Scott declines to defend DeSantis during Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ interview on Publix controversy

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., declined to defend Gov. Ron DeSantis on Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Radio's 'Brian Kilmeade Show', amid a firestorm over the veracity of a '60 Minutes' segment painting the governor as closing a vaccination deal with Publix Supermarkets thanks in part to a $100,000 political donation

April 7, 2021

Poynter Institute scolds ’60 Minutes’ for controversial DeSantis report: ‘There was really no there there’

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies has joined the growing chorus of criticism against the controversial "60 Minutes" report about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.