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Another Big Shake-Up Rocks CBS' Venerable Institution "60 Minutes"
The dismantling of one of the oldest and most storied news shows on TV continues, with some huge shake-ups at the venerable "60 Minutes."
‘60 Minutes’ Executive Producer Replaced In Shakeup Of CBS News’ Top Show; Longtime Correspondent's Contract Not Renewed
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Sharon Alfonsi, a now former 60 Minutes correspondent who was fired by the network on Thursday, has let loose with a peak behind the curtain at the troubled CBS News.
Alfonsi was the reporter whose story was held back from the show, although it accidentally aired here on Global, going viral in the process. The head of CBS News insisted it wasn't complete and pulled it the night it was supposed to air. The correspondent blamed political interference from the highest levels of government. It eventually did get shown several weeks later, almost completely intact but not before it badly damaged the network's reputation.
You rarely get to read something like this when someone is unceremoniously cut loose, but Alfonsi did not hold back.
“In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like “modernization” and “restructuring” to explain away my departure. Don’t be misled,” she continued. “This was not a routine corporate transition; it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.”
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It's 'government-aligned' media now.
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It wasn't just Alfonsi who walked the plank at CBS Thursday. Correspondent Cecilia Vega was also unceremoniously turfed for what looks like no apparent cause. She issued a statement on her final day at 60 Minutes and it's quite a remarkable document. 
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It is scary how the media has come under attack in the US. I lived in Africa and in counties where the governments did go after the press, but in a way you put up with it as you could get the real news elsewhere at the time, BBC, VOA & RCI for example.
But I, like many of us, am surprised at how the angry orange is really cracking down on the press, right down to insulting them to their faces, “shut up, Piggy”, comes to mind.
Civility dies in darkness, along with the truth. 2 1/2 years is still way too long!
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CBS News seems bound and determined to ruin the only thing that is still popular with viewers from the news division. If they are not careful they will kill the 60 Minutes golden goose.
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paterson1 wrote:
CBS News seems bound and determined to ruin the only thing that is still popular with viewers from the news division. If they are not careful they will kill the 60 Minutes golden goose.
This article might interest you.
The Murder of ‘60 Minutes’
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On the Media did a deep dive into the history of CBS News this week. Interesting stuff.
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