Paramount has reached a $16 million settlement with Donald Trump regarding a lawsuit over an edited interview with Kamala Harris that aired on CBS. Trump claimed the edits distorted the news in favor of Democrats, but many experts deemed his lawsuit baseless. Paramount's leadership, particularly Shari Redstone, pursued the settlement to alleviate potential obstacles to a sale of the company. The move has sparked outrage among former and current 60 Minutes correspondents, who criticized it as a violation of journalistic integrity and potential intimidation of media organizations.
This Paramount settlement is the nadir for the network, a breach of the public trust Murrow, Cronkite, Hewitt and thousands of us worked decades to build.
The current roster of 60 Minutes correspondents signed a letter pleading with Paramount brass to put up a fierce and unrelenting fight against the lawsuit.
Press advocates have blasted the settlement, with many concerned that it shows the president can intimidate media organizations into more favorable coverage.
Paramount agreed to pay Trump $16 million to resolve his lawsuit over edited interview tapes featuring former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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