CBS Information’ 60 Minutes ended this night with a section on the shock departure of govt producer Invoice Owens, a transfer that has drawn an excessive amount of consternation within the information division over what’s forward with mother or father firm Paramount International‘s efforts to merge with Skydance.
“Tales we pursued for 57 years are sometimes controversial — these days the Israel-Gaza battle and the Trump administration,” correspondent Scott Pelley informed viewers. “Invoice made certain they have been correct and honest. He was robust that means, however our mother or father firm Paramount is attempting to finish a merger. The Trump administration should approve it. Paramount started to oversee our content material in new methods. None of our tales has been blocked, however Invoice felt he had misplaced the independence that sincere journalism requires.”
Pelley added, “Nobody right here is glad about it, however in resigning, Invoice proved one factor: he was the suitable individual to guide 60 Minutes all alongside.”
Owens introduced his exit final week, telling staffers that he misplaced the flexibility to make “unbiased choices” in regards to the present.
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