Jake Tapper criticized CBS's corporate control following the ousting of 60 Minutes' executive producer, Bill Owens. The controversy stems from President Trump's lawsuit against CBS over editing in an interview with Kamala Harris that he claims amounted to electoral fraud. Tapper argues that such editing is standard practice in journalism. As Paramount's Shari Redstone seeks to sell the company to billionaire Larry Ellison's Skydance Media, Tapper suggests she may capitulate to Trump to facilitate the deal. Despite Owens' push for editorial independence, it cost him his job, revealing tensions in journalistic integrity.
Upon his departure, [Owens] wrote in a memo to staff that the show no longer had editorial independence from the corporate side.
Numerous legal experts have said the lawsuit is frivolous and will almost certainly be tossed.
Tapper noted that Shari Redstone, the majority owner of Paramount, stands to make a fortune if this multibillion-dollar deal goes through.
The lawsuit was baseless, the source said. [Owens] wouldn't apologize... He fought for independent journalism, and that cost him his job.
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