"Being a correspondent at '60 Minutes' has been one of the highlights of my career. I got to tell amazing stories, and work with some of the best producers, editors and camera crews in the business, said Cooper in a statement. For nearly twenty years, I've been able to balance my jobs at CNN and CBS, but I have little kids now and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they want to spend time with me."
"His departure from 60 Minutes first reported by Lachlan Cartwright at Breaker comes after a tumultuous year on the venerated television program, after several longtime staffers left, network brass pushed through a controversial settlement with President Donald Trump in order to help pave the way for CBS's parent company Paramount's merger with Skydance Media to get the administration's approval, and Weiss' decision to delay airing a segment on the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, abbreviated CECOT, a notorious maximum security prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration sent some undocumented immigrants in contravention of court orders."
"It's that internal strife at CBS News that drove Cooper out the door, reported Darcy specifically the rightward direction the network has taken with David Ellison owning CBS News post-merger and his hand-selected editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss."
Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes to spend more time with his young children. Cooper also anchors AC360 on CNN and served as a 60 Minutes correspondent for nearly twenty years, earning four Emmys and numerous accolades. His departure follows a tumultuous year at 60 Minutes marked by multiple longtime staffers leaving, a controversial settlement with President Donald Trump that aided Paramount's merger with Skydance Media, and a delayed segment on CECOT in El Salvador. Internal strife and a perceived rightward shift at CBS News under owner David Ellison and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss contributed to the decision. Cooper had been considered for the CBS Evening News anchor role.
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