Sharyn Alfonsi Criticizes CBS News Over "MAGA Appeasement" After 60 Minutes Contract Ends; Paramount Addresses CNN Concerns
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Dominic Patten, Jill Goldsmith
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Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, with her contract now expired, publicly criticized CBS News for what she describes as "MAGA appeasement" following David Ellison's acquisition of Paramount. The article details concerns about the network's shift in editorial direction under new ownership perceived as friendly to Donald Trump, and also touches on broader anxieties among journalists about the future of CNN amid similar corporate pressures. Alfonsi's departure from 60 Minutes is framed as part of a troubling trend of independent journalism being compromised for political appeasement.
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CBS News is once again under a dark cloud of allegations of MAGA appeasement and corporate overlord overreach.
With her contract now expired and inhibitions lapsed, longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi tore the Bari Weiss-run division a new one over the direction the onetime home of Walter Cronkite has gone.
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