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’60 Minutes’ Chief Quits, Citing Interference from Paramount
Bill Owens, the executive producer of "60 MInutes," said he would quit the show rather than allow Paramount Global to interfere with its independence
The executive producer of CBS News ‘ “ 60 Minutes, only the third in the venerable newsmagazine’s history, said he will leave his job, citing an increasing lack of ability “to make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience” as parent company Paramount Global tries to move past a lawsuit filed against CBS News by President Donald Trump and secure its future in a merger with Skydance Media,. “Over the past months, it has also become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it,” Owens told staffers in a memo Tuesday, adding: “So, having defended this show- and what we stand for – from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward.”
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