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’60 Minutes’ Boss Vows to ‘Pursue Stories Without Fear or Favor’

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’60 Minutes’ Boss Vows to ‘Pursue Stories Without Fear or Favor’

Maybe they will stay? The new executive producer of “60 Minutes” vowed in a memo Thursday to uphold the CBS News property’s commitment to pursue stories “without fear or favor” and to not be “instructed by the ownership of the company” on sensitive reports, even as many at the Paramount Skydance news outlet continue to … Read more

WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’

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WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’

The head of the Writers Guild of America East union blasted Paramount-owned CBS News for recent “cruel and needless layoffs,” its firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley and the shutdown of CBS News Radio. In a message to members Thursday morning, WGA East president Tom Fontana decried the “assaults on CBS News, an institution … Read more