Fired ABC reporter Terry Moran trashes network following Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension: “The dollar is more important than free speech”

https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/abc-terry-moran-jimmy-kimmel-35937915

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  1. The dollar is the only thing that matters in America.

  2. If there’s anyone who knows the feeling…it’s Terry Moran

  4. Tron comes out in Oct. Skip Disney movies and go see something else.

  6. If you are one to believe in the Citizens United ruling, the dollar is speech

  7. This is the guy who interviewed Trump? He got fired for that?

  8. Ok, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel.
    The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?
    See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area.
    2. Watch the local newscast tonight or some time this week.
    3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts.
    4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company.
    Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years. Nothing you do will have greater impact. Nothing. This is a much more effective tool than cancelling Disney.
    We did cancel Disney but calling Joe’s Jeep dealership who is buying adds on the local nexstar station will have a BIG impact. Joe doesn’t need that grief. He will find another station to buy adverts on. Dan Satterfield

  9. The dollar is more important than healing the sick, teaching the uneducated, and housing the poor.

  12. Then maybe they’ll listen once they lose all those subscriptions, etc.
    It’s already around $3 billion since the last few days.

    Was it worth it ABC?

    I’m sure the looses will keep climbing too with the stock sliding and all the future relationships soured.

  13. Disney operates several subscription services across entertainment, streaming, and leisure categories:

    Streaming Services

    Disney+ – Disney’s flagship streaming platform featuring content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and Star (in some regions)

    Hulu – Streaming service offering TV shows, movies, and original content (majority-owned by Disney in the US)

    ESPN+ – Sports streaming service featuring live events, original shows, and exclusive content

    Disney Bundle – Combined subscription packages offering Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ at discounted rates

    Other Subscription Services

    Disney Premier Access – Pay-per-view service within Disney+ for early access to theatrical releases

    Disney Movie Club – DVD/Blu-ray subscription service delivering Disney movies to members

    D23 – Official Disney fan club with Gold and General membership tiers offering exclusive merchandise, events, and content

    Disney Vacation Club – Timeshare program operating as a vacation ownership subscription model

    Disneyland Magic Key – Annual pass program for Disneyland Resort (California)

    Walt Disney World Annual Pass – Annual pass program for Walt Disney World (Florida)

    Disney PhotoPass+ – Photo service subscription at Disney Parks

    shopDisney Membership – Shopping membership program offering perks and early access to merchandise

    National Geographic Subscriptions – Magazine and digital content subscriptions

    Marvel Unlimited – Digital comic book subscription service

    Note that availability and specific offerings vary by region, and Disney occasionally adjusts or consolidates these services.

  15. Of course it is. It’s been the same thing since currency was invented. Thinking otherwise is naive at best.

  17. To which ABC replied, “Yes, and your point was?”

  18. Free speech is not something corporations want to, or even need to protect. It’s not even in their best interest.

  19. Almost, what the dollar has to say is more important than what he has to say.

  20. Terry Moran was silenced by ABC.

    On June 8, 2025, Moran was suspended by ABC News for a midnight tweet (which Moran later deleted) about President Trump and his Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller. The tweet read, Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy.

  21. There is absolutely nothing that will stand in the way of profit in the US. Not the Constitution, not morals or ethics, not the health or welfare of its citizens, nothing at all.

  23. I wonder what this self rightious reported feels about broadcasting politically motivated false news items.

  24. It’d be real nice if mainstream journalists across the board could all grow some balls right about now

  25. The dollar is more important than free speech until we, the people, assert ourselves and make free speech more important than dollars. I’m confidant that day will come.

  26. This guy obviously doesn’t have investors to answer to

  27. Ugh; I had forgotten all about Moran. ABC/Disney are truly run by cowards.

  33. He can still say anything he wants. It’s just that the first first amendment doesn’t force anyone else to provide him with a TV platform to broadcast his words.

  34. it was inevitable that when the Supreme Court determined that money was speech, that money would end up being the only speech that mattered.

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