60 Minutes reporter said in the air that “none of us is happy” led to changes in producer exit
60 minutes Bill Owens, the show's executive producer, resigned last week, paying tribute to Bill Owens on Sunday, saying on the air that the additional oversight imposed on company leaders was “unhappy.”
Pelley commented at the end of the night's CBS News TV show, saying that when he resigned, Owens proved that he was the right person for the job.
“He's hard, it's hard for us,” Paley said. “But he did it for us and you.”
His live statement is the disturbing inner turmoil behind the scenes, and viewers rarely have the chance to see it.
Owens, the third executive in the 57-year history of TV's most influential news broadcast, resigned last week and said he no longer felt like he had the same independent plan as he used to, so he felt necessary.
Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News, is in a merger with Skydance Media, which requires approval from the Trump administration. Trump has sued 60 minutes It unfairly edited Kamala Harris' interview last fall for $20 billion, which was her advantage. Owens and the others 60 minutes Believe that they did nothing wrong and object to the solution.
As a result, Paley explained to the audience on Sunday that Paramount had already begun to supervise 60 minutes A story in a new way. Former CBS News President Susan Zirinsky, a long-time news producer, reportedly was asked to see the show’s story before it aired.
“The independence that honest journalism requires”
“None of our stories were stopped,” Paley said. “But Bill felt he had lost the independence that honest journalism required. No one was happy here. But when he resigned, Bill proved that he was the right person for the leadership. 60 minutes Always. ”
despite this, 60 minutes Since taking office in January, hard stories about the Trump administration have been done almost every week, many of which have reported Pelley. On Sunday, 60 minutes Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi has been interviewing scientists on the NIH cuts.
Trump was particularly angry about the show’s television broadcast two weeks ago, saying on social media that CBS News should “pay a huge price” to follow him.
