Ousted '60 Minutes' Correspondent Cecilia Vega Warns of Political Bias Under New Management
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Brian Steinberg
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Summary
Cecilia Vega, a correspondent ousted from '60 Minutes' during a reorganization by CBS News and its parent company Paramount Skydance, has publicly expressed concern about the program's future. She alleges that she and her producing teams experienced efforts to insert political bias into their stories in recent months, raising fears about the direction of the legendary broadcast under new management.
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But I very much fear what comes next for and the future of the legendary broadcast.
In recent months, my producing teams and I have experienced efforts to insert political bias into our st
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