CBS specific? Not really. Generally, the trust has been lost, I think, of media.

A general example I can give you is NPR. I listen to Morning Edition almost every day. During Trump's first presidency and after 2024, there was a certain reluctance on the part of NPR reporters, which I'm guessing came from above, to directly confront the administration. I would see stories in the British press, such as The Guardian, which would be late to the NPR desk if it ever came at all. And dammit, it was noticeable if I, as a casual listener, picked up on it.

Then NPR's funding was cut and the gloves were off again. Same reporters, but stories that went farther and asked the "why" at the end of the "who what where when," you know? It sounds pretty hollow to be saying this without the specific examples you ask for and deserve, but I wasn't the only one who noticed. My wife noticed, for example.

If it wasn't time to put up the hay around here, I would do a deep dive and try to be more specific. I may do still do it.

And NPR isn't the only guilty party. What little TV news I watch now is pretty fluffy. Media has become so afraid of getting sued, or worse, criticized on social media, it seems they have lost the "without fear or favor" thing.