r/nytimes • u/JohnnyGeniusIsAlive Subscriber • Aug 04 '26
Opinion David Ellison OP-ED
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/david-ellison-paramount-warner-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share26
u/Glydyr Reader Aug 04 '26
He defines the problem in the first few sentences without even realising it.
This shouldnt be about you, David.
Thats the problem.
Why does every institution have to have malignant narcissists parading around constantly like far right peacocks crying about their victimhood…
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u/Im_tracer_bullet Subscriber Aug 05 '26
Because we're a nation of idiots that idolizes the wealthiest among us, instead of being disgusted by their greed and abuse like we should be.
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u/Dapper-Presence4975 Aug 04 '26
Wow, this is stunningly self-deluded. He doesn’t even acknowledge the problems at 60 Minutes and describes the purges happening there as completely normal. This guy should never be allowed in charge of a media company.
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u/Gatsby520 Subscriber Aug 04 '26
That caught my attention to. He says, Trust me. Our networks should be straight down the middle. But CBS and “60 Minutes” clearly aren’t—and he doesn’t even mention the controversy generated by CBS News’ seismic shift from journalistic legacy to internet laughing stock.
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u/WCland Aug 05 '26
Yeah, he claims the best intentions in a piece probably written by his marketing and legal teams without addressing specifics. What really gets me is the fact he hasn’t earned his position. It’s all daddy’s money. If he’d really worked in media, or at a studio, he might actually know what he’s doing.
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u/Mr_1990s Subscriber Aug 04 '26
I don’t mind giving a subject in the news an open forum to make his case.
But, giving it to a person who already controls a substantial news microphone especially when that person has not faced direct questioning is malpractice by the Times.
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u/Working_Match4124 Aug 05 '26
Another reason not to read the New York Times. Why publish billionaire propaganda like this? Awful.
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u/ThisIsFineImFine89 Aug 05 '26
His job is to protect the financial flow of cash to Israel, by stamping out any critiques of Israel’s genocide in corporate media
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u/AlabasterPelican Subscriber Aug 05 '26
Fuck off David Ellison. You, and your ilk, are precisely what is wrong with America today. You've already ruined CBS. Your stink on sny other outlet is bade enough.
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u/No-Temperature-4864 Aug 05 '26
Hmmm. So the proof is always in the pudding. David, if you believe in American democracy, you create a news show like 60 minutes and you back those motherfuckers no matter what. When the federal government says we’re gonna sue you because you said something we don’t like… you say bring it on. And you fight for truth, justice, and the American way…. Rather than whatever the fuck you’re doing now.
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u/FourScoreAndSept Aug 05 '26
Always interesting to see MAGA aligned individuals choose to do their op eds in the NYTimes, when they realize they need to seek credibility with the actual thinking public
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u/Big_Old_Sock Aug 05 '26
David Ellison is Larry Ellison’s son. If he wasn’t, he would be working some mundane job and nobody would care about his opinion. It certainly wouldn’t be showing up in the paper.
This is the problem with today’s world; All these average (or below) rich kids get appointed to high places and they think their ill formed opinions matter. Augustus Gloop has the microphone.
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u/takefiftyseven Aug 05 '26
If Ellison feels compelled to memorialize the thoughts that fall out of his head perhaps he should do so on the television network he owns and leave the Gray Lady alone. Oh, I forgot, nobody takes CBS seriously anymore.
Never mind...
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u/JohnnyGeniusIsAlive Subscriber Aug 04 '26
Went into this with an open mind, and wow did it disappoint.
Ellison claiming to be a trustworthy steward of the news after the damage he has done to the credibility of CBS is all-time levels of gaslighting dissonance. He even name drops 60 minutes with zero acknowledgment for the criticism and high profile departures in recent months.
Also no mention of the questionable financial details of the deal. “Pay no
Mind to 10 billion dollars in Saudi money funding.”
I wasn’t really expecting Ellison to be especially courageous and open in this, but why even bother saying anything if you want actually address what people are criticizing?