Most coverage of Ukraine events by American media is scandalously biased against Russia, rating a solid F. But from time to time glimmers of professionalism get through, as is the case with reports by Holly Williams (CBS News), who consistently gets C+ or better (see below). In her current work, which we are at a loss to explain how the big wigs in the home office do not censor, she seems to strive to present a more impartial picture of the developments in Eastern Europe (See below). Williams, who previously produced for BBC and SkyNews, has reported from Africa, Egypt, Turkey and Beijing (she spent 12 years in China), among other venues. [This is her official resume.] Considering how much is at stake, we can only hope that Williams will not succumb to careerist pressures and choose to comply more “loyally” with the official line.
It’s noteworthy that the same CBS retains on its payroll the shameless warmongering disinformist Clarissa Ward, whose reports from Syria and other flash points can be safely classified as Pentagon/White House propaganda rubbish of the most tendentious sort. [See The [expletive] running dogs of the media on this same site for more on Ward.]
Barring a leak from the principals or someone in the know inside these huge organizations, we’ll have to wait for the revolution to clarify who was ordering what in the (man)handling of news at CBS and elsewhere.
—Branford Perry