Tag: 60 Minutes

“You really wish the top echelons of the company would come out publicly and say, ‘60 Minutes, for example, is a crown jewel of American journalism, and we stand by it 100%.' I haven’t heard that.”

"The lead correspondent on America's most watched news broadcast calling out the President is huge.'

"Journalism is under a attack. Universities are under attack, freedom of speech is under attack,”

CBS News can stay on the path that it's on -- and wish it hadn't -- or taken an opportunity to ponder this question.

There are some key things Pelley and the 60 Minutes crew did that others can take and use as a defense mechanism for future situations.

"No one here is happy about it. But in resigning, Bill proved one thing: he was the right person to lead 60 Minutes all along."

"Journalism must operate without fear or favor. Independence is necessary for superior journalism."

CBS should be protecting its most valuable asset, not jeopardizing it by forcing out its top producer and worrying its correspondents.

"We have a reputation to uphold. It’s one of the reasons that CBS News is valuable."

"The show is too important to the country, it has to continue, just not with me as the Executive Producer."