"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. 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."
"It's the latest hit the lauded show and the cable news network have suffered after Weiss, who has no previous experience in broadcast news, became editor-in-chief of CBS News last year, when CBS's parent company, Paramount Skydance, bought her opinion site The Free Press for $150 million. Weiss, who is also out, has been criticized after pulling a segment on the abuse faced by Venezuelans deported under Donald Trump and has faced questions around editorial independence. Layoffs at CBS News are also reportedly pending."
Anderson Cooper will step down as a correspondent for 60 Minutes after about twenty years of contributions while continuing to host his CNN programs. Cooper regularly balanced roles at CNN and CBS but chose to prioritize family time with his young children and his expanded CNN duties, including a primetime show, a podcast, and a Sunday program. His departure followed talks about renewing his CBS contract and was first reported by industry outlets. CBS News has faced turmoil after Bari Weiss's appointment and related controversies, including editorial independence questions, a pulled segment, and reported pending layoffs.
Read at Advocate.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]