Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll stay at ‘60 Minutes’
The three correspondents said they are staying to preserve the show’s independence after recent firings and turmoil at CBS News.
- On Friday, 60 Minutes correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim announced they will remain with the embattled newsmagazine, writing they do not "want to see 60 Minutes die."
- Turmoil engulfed the newsmagazine after management fired several senior staff members last week; tensions peaked Monday when correspondent Scott Pelley clashed with new executive producer Nick Bilton, leading to Pelley's firing.
- In their joint memo, Stahl, Whitaker, and Wertheim wrote they were "heartbroken" over the firings of "strong leaders who everyone respected," emphasizing their return does not constitute an "endorsement of the existing power structure."
- Executive producer Nick Bilton sought to rebuild trust in a Thursday memo, stating the show "will never be instructed by the ownership" on its reporting and announcing Maria Gavrilovic's promotion to senior producer.
- The correspondents stated they remain committed to "independent, fearless journalism," intending to fight to preserve the show's reputation and protect its long-standing tradition of investigative reporting.
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Remaining three 60 Minutes stars say they're staying at CBS show, don't want to see it die
A memo from Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker to fellow staffers at 60 Minutes said the three had had “a hard time” deciding whether to stay — but ultimately decided to remain.
'60 Minutes' Staffers Should 'Shut up' and 'Quit Crying' About the Show Being Gutted, Says Mediaite Chief * The Gateway Pundit * by Nick Givas, The Western Journal
Mediaite Editor-in-Chief Joe DePaolo told "60 Minutes" staffers to stop complaining about recent personnel changes at CBS and get to work.
'60 Minutes' Staffers Should 'Shut up' and 'Quit Crying' About the Show Being Gutted, Says Mediaite Chief
Mediaite Editor-in-Chief Joe DePaolo wrote an op-ed this week telling “60 Minutes” staffers to stop complaining about recent changes at CBS and get back to work. His piece began with […] The post '60 Minutes' Staffers Should 'Shut up' and 'Quit Crying' About the Show Being Gutted, Says Mediaite Chief appeared first on The Western Journal.
’60 Minutes’ correspondents say they’ll stick with show
Three top correspondents at “60 Minutes” say they will stay with the program amid speculation about their futures as CBS News implements sweeping changes across the show and the network more broadly. In a letter to colleagues, which was obtained by The Hill on Friday, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim wrote they are…
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