Appearances alert: is the nexus between courts and the mainstream media shutting down family court stories?
I made two more appearances later in the week: among the discussion the secret committees of judges and the media.
I made two more appearances this week: I was on with James White on Northwest Liberty News and on Trend On.
I had a wide-ranging discussion of issues in family court on Trend On, while James White and I focused on problems in Silicon Valley.
Specifically, we talked about the secret committee which Susan Bassi found in California which brought together judges, lawyers and local media.
Susan told me that she believed the committee contributed to killing many court related stories.
Finally, Susan has learned that for years top judges, lawyers, and media from the area have met secretly. These secret meetings have led to a near blackout of family court stories in the area, she told me.
There is a similar committee in Connecticut, where litigants also believe there is a blackout of family court stories.
As I told Jim, I believe the main reason for the blackout of family court stories is the threat of a lawsuit. The Virginia reporter, Curt Autry, all but admitted this in a post on Facebook last summer.
“Here’s the thing, it’s not that I’m not sympathetic to your plight, but TV stations almost NEVER do stories about these types of things (for legal reasons),” he stated on Facebook.
As I told Jim, I still believe this is a primary reason for the blackout; I got a firsthand look at this phenomenon when conservative firebrand, Stew Peters, declined to do a story with me on Elaine Pudlowski last summer: for fear of a lawsuit. Here is part of an email his producer sent me.
Stew Peters has made the decision to cancel the interview. He understands that he may face legal repercussions from exposing Elaine Pudlowski's misconduct and unethical court management. (emphasis mine)
Stew does not feel the risk should be taken and has decided to cancel the interview.
I apologize for the continued delay in attempt to have you join the show. I appreciate the time you have dedicated up until this point to share the news of the corruption in the courts.
Peters was not afraid to call for the assassination of Anthony Fauci, but he is afraid to call out Elaine.
These committees likely also play a role in squelching these stories.
The discovery of this second committee bringing together the media and the courts suggests there are more out there.
I spoke about this with Emma on her podcast. Starting at approximately forty-four minutes in we discuss these committees.
This is a major untold story. How many other places have committees where judges get together with the media to mold the way their branch of government is covered? Is this part of the reason why there is so little coverage of the judiciary?
These are questions I will continue to ask.