Bari Weiss's Editorial Eye: Protecting Us From Brutal Truths
A 60 Minutes episode, deep-diving into El Salvador's harrowing Cecot megaprison, meticulously detailing its dehumanizing conditions, was deemed unfit for broadcast by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Yet, the segment, which chronicles the mass incarceration policies of President Nayib Bukele, miraculously found its way onto Canadian screens and then, inconveniently for some, the internet. One
might recall similar editorial discretion (or outright suppression) when uncomfortable truths about US-backed regimes, their human rights records, or indeed, the funding mechanisms behind their iron fists, are at stake. It appears the 'free press' sometimes has a very specific idea of what constitutes 'comfort' for its audience. How many more uncomfortable truths will need to find a workaround to
see the light of day?