But #SharynAlfonsi, the veteran “ #60Minutes” correspondent who reported the segment, rejected that criticism in a private note to #CBS colleagues on Sunday.…
“Our story was screened 5 times & cleared by both CBS attorneys & Standards & Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
#Trump #Law #FreePress #censorship #immigration #rendition #CECOT #HumanRights #torture
Sunday’s unusual events have once again placed “ #60Minutes” at the center of a #media & #political fracas.
#BariWeiss was appointed in October after #DavidEllison, the owner of CBS’s parent company, #ParamountSkydance, acquired her independent “news” & opinion site, The Free Press.
Ellison’s acquisition of #Paramount earlier this year was approved by the #Trump admin only after Paramount paid $16M to settle a lawsuit that Trump had brought against “60 Minutes.”