Glenn Greenwald

is that these people are living in a past that no longer exists. There was one quote that said 60 Minutes is the crowning jewel of broadcast journalism. It was the crowning jewel of broadcast journalism. I remember when I was growing up and became very interested in politics, even in my early teens, I used to watch 60 Minutes.

is that these people are living in a past that no longer exists. There was one quote that said 60 Minutes is the crowning jewel of broadcast journalism. It was the crowning jewel of broadcast journalism. I remember when I was growing up and became very interested in politics, even in my early teens, I used to watch 60 Minutes.

And really, it was kind of what shaped my admiration for journalism, my desire to be part of journalism. I remember they would

And really, it was kind of what shaped my admiration for journalism, my desire to be part of journalism. I remember they would

And really, it was kind of what shaped my admiration for journalism, my desire to be part of journalism. I remember they would

take the most powerful people in society, you know, corporate executives and tobacco executives and oil executives and some of the most powerful political officials in the country, regardless of ideology, and they would just grill them mercilessly about questions that they ought to answer. That's what made 60 Minutes so frightening to people, so alarming to people, to the people in power.

take the most powerful people in society, you know, corporate executives and tobacco executives and oil executives and some of the most powerful political officials in the country, regardless of ideology, and they would just grill them mercilessly about questions that they ought to answer. That's what made 60 Minutes so frightening to people, so alarming to people, to the people in power.

take the most powerful people in society, you know, corporate executives and tobacco executives and oil executives and some of the most powerful political officials in the country, regardless of ideology, and they would just grill them mercilessly about questions that they ought to answer. That's what made 60 Minutes so frightening to people, so alarming to people, to the people in power.

And they didn't really have a political agenda. They really prided themselves on being purely journalistic. And this is what has happened writ large to our corporate media in general. And they don't realize it, or they don't want to accept it, is that they have lost the faith and trust

And they didn't really have a political agenda. They really prided themselves on being purely journalistic. And this is what has happened writ large to our corporate media in general. And they don't realize it, or they don't want to accept it, is that they have lost the faith and trust

And they didn't really have a political agenda. They really prided themselves on being purely journalistic. And this is what has happened writ large to our corporate media in general. And they don't realize it, or they don't want to accept it, is that they have lost the faith and trust

in everybody except for the part of the audience that agrees with them ideologically, which is basically meaningless. I mean, the whole point of 60 Minutes was it gathered all Americans together as a news institution that we all trusted, regardless of party, regardless of ideology. All of those days are gone for almost every single one of these institutions.

in everybody except for the part of the audience that agrees with them ideologically, which is basically meaningless. I mean, the whole point of 60 Minutes was it gathered all Americans together as a news institution that we all trusted, regardless of party, regardless of ideology. All of those days are gone for almost every single one of these institutions.

in everybody except for the part of the audience that agrees with them ideologically, which is basically meaningless. I mean, the whole point of 60 Minutes was it gathered all Americans together as a news institution that we all trusted, regardless of party, regardless of ideology. All of those days are gone for almost every single one of these institutions.

And the reason they squandered it is not because of the advent of the internet and independent voices. They squandered it because they deservedly squandered it because they proved over and over that they have a prioritization of a political agenda over their journalistic agenda.

And the reason they squandered it is not because of the advent of the internet and independent voices. They squandered it because they deservedly squandered it because they proved over and over that they have a prioritization of a political agenda over their journalistic agenda.

And the reason they squandered it is not because of the advent of the internet and independent voices. They squandered it because they deservedly squandered it because they proved over and over that they have a prioritization of a political agenda over their journalistic agenda.

The only reason there's an independent media, the only reason you have this gigantic audience or people like Joe Rogan or Tucker Carlson or so many others, the reason we're able to attract a big audience in terms of independent media,

The only reason there's an independent media, the only reason you have this gigantic audience or people like Joe Rogan or Tucker Carlson or so many others, the reason we're able to attract a big audience in terms of independent media,

The only reason there's an independent media, the only reason you have this gigantic audience or people like Joe Rogan or Tucker Carlson or so many others, the reason we're able to attract a big audience in terms of independent media,