Sara Fischer

When there's political pressure on somebody, on their journalism asset to get a deal closed, the broader implications of that

Are we regulating a public utility based off of political preference?

That, Scott, is a pretty serious problem because you always want public utilities to be governed by independent agencies who can do what's best for the public.

To me, that's the broader existential crisis.

And it's bigger than just what's happening in media and the FCC.

I cover the FTC.

The Supreme Court will determine and is likely to side with Trump in Trump's firing of Democratic commissioners under that agency.

I cover the copyright office, which the music sector that I cover, you know, broadly relies heavily on.

Trump, his administration, tried to oust the head of the copyright office.

So what are the political implications of agencies governing

public goods no longer being independent.

That is a massive, massive story, Scott.

But the problem is we're often neglecting to link some of these small incremental happenings like this $80 million show 60 minutes to that broader narrative.

And that's where I think the discussion has gone awry.

First of all, Bloomberg refused to be covered by his own media outlet when he was running for president.

So, no, Bloomberg is not amused from political pressure.

And Netflix has, in many cases— But do you—let me just press pause there.

It doesn't matter either way.

Any news organization that's truly independent should never be told whether they can or cannot cover a person.

And Netflix has, in many cases, removed episodes from its platform based on political pressure from other governments.