Former '60 Minutes' honcho says CBS News leaders wanted staff to 'compromise our principles'
Guy Campanile claimed he and his colleagues were fired from "60 Minutes" for refusing to compromise their journalism principles under new CBS leadership.
TL;DR
- Former '60 Minutes' producer Guy Campanile claims he and colleagues were fired for refusing to compromise journalistic principles.
- Campanile stated they objected to jamming 'unverifiable notions or White House talking points' into reporting and insisted on asking challenging questions.
- He criticized 'self-described influencers and on-line opinionists' who have gained control of news institutions like CBS News.
- Campanile believes these new managers make programming decisions based on what might trend online, rather than journalistic depth.
- He urged remaining colleagues to 'hold the line' against compromising their standards.
- Several other individuals, including executive producer Tanya Simon and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, were also reportedly fired as part of reorganization efforts by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
- A CBS News spokesperson declined to comment but pointed to past statements denying accusations from former employees.