Think of the media’s daily disgust at President Trump’s patting himself on the back. Then watch something like “60 Minutes” and find CBS aerobically praising its own genius and celebrating the career of its retiring correspondent Steve Kroft in an hourlong episode on Sept. 8. Not only did Lesley Stahl toast Kroft for his allegedly fascinating interviews and brilliant writing style but she also remembered that when he arrived 30 years ago, “giants roamed the halls.”
Self-love affair: CBS flatters itself for ‘60 Minutes’
