A party in London last week to honor outgoing CBS News London bureau chief Andy Clarke revealed his apparent disdain for company co-president Neeraj Khemlani.
According to the New York Post, the two men butted heads about rescuing foreign journalists and CBS News associates from war-torn Afghanistan during the withdrawal several months ago.
Clarke has worked at the networks for the last 38 years but said he was leaving because CBS News needed a leader “who respected the leader of the organization.”
The apparent rift reportedly centers on $750,000 needed to remove personnel from Afghanistan. Khemlani’s refusal to dole out the money reportedly led Clarke to leaving the network.
“There have been no cuts to resources or requests denied out of Afghanistan,” a CBS rep told the paper. Adding, “we are in investment mode. Whether it’s growing the number of employees, which is up year-over-year, or creating more inventory across our shows for international reporting.”
The party to celebrate Clark’s career was held at the private Reform Club in London, according to the report.
The paper obtained a memo sent to employees, written by Clark, which called his 38 years of service “enjoyable” and saluted his friends and colleagues dedicated to covering the ongoing war in Ukraine.
