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struggle4progress

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Tue Apr 22, 2025, 06:59 PM Tuesday

60 Minutes Boss quits After CBS Folds [View all]

CBS just took a major hit to its journalistic credibility. In a stunning memo, 60 Minutes Executive Producer Bill Owens announced his resignation, saying he could no longer make independent decisions about the show’s content. Why? Pressure from the Trump-aligned right, a bizarre lawsuit over a Kamala Harris interview, and a looming Paramount merger that needs government approval.

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60 Minutes Boss quits After CBS Folds [View all] struggle4progress Tuesday OP
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