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‘60 Minutes’ Boss Vows to ‘Pursue Stories Without Fear or Favor,’ While CBS Waits for Word of Whether Remaining Correspondents Will Stay
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 […]
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According to Variety’s source item, ‘60 Minutes’ Boss Vows to ‘Pursue Stories Without Fear or Favor,’ While CBS Waits for Word of Whether Remaining Correspondents Will Stay, 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 […]
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- ‘60 Minutes’ Boss Vows to ‘Pursue Stories Without Fear or Favor,’ While CBS Waits for Word of Whether Remaining Correspondents Will StayVariety - 2026-06-04T20:39:40+00:00
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