H/T to Mario Nawfal on X!

Catherine revealed CBS passed on what could have been one of the biggest interviews in modern media, not because Elon refused, but because the network did.

She said discussions were underway after her work connected to the Twitter Files, and an opportunity emerged to interview Elon live on his own platform.

That’s when everything stalled.

“I went to the CBS executives and I said, this is the opportunity that we have.

He’s saying, I want to do it live and on my platform.

He’s one of the most influential human beings on the planet.

And the reaction from the executives was, well, we can’t do it live.

And I was like, what do you mean we can’t do it live?

They said, we don’t know what he’s going to say.

And I’m thinking, isn’t that the point of journalism?

They said it has to be taped.

We have to be able to edit it. It has to be on our platform.

We have to control the platform.

Everything just got shut down.

It was one of the biggest interviews you could ever have.

I felt ashamed. I never went back to Elon to say they want to do it, but only if they can control it.

I couldn’t do that to someone whose DNA is free speech.”

Source:
@C__Herridge