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‘60 Minutes’ Does Segment Explaining Departure Of Executive Producer Bill Owens: “Paramount Began To Supervise Our Content In New Ways”
Scott Pelley said, "Paramount Began To Supervise Our Content In New Ways"
Scott PelleyScreenshot CBS News’ 60 Minutes ended this evening with a segment on the surprise departure of executive producer Bill Owens, a move that has drawn a great deal of consternation in the news division over what’s ahead with parent company Paramount Global ‘s efforts to merge with Skydance. “Stories we pursued for 57 years are often controversial — lately the Israel-Gaza war and the Trump administration,” correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers. Owens announced his exit last week, telling staffers that he lost the ability to make “independent decisions” about the show.
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