Network on the Edge?


Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Adan Piorem 9/11/25

Headline:  “A Tipping Point at CBS News”

Subhead:  “Who would have thought this is the piece that would get me fired?” Bill Owens, the former executive producer of 60 Minutes, said in the screening room. For the past year, CBS journalists have been up against extraordinary pressure.”

“. . .The second Trump administration would deliver an unprecedented level of deference from media leadership to a hostile president. Journalists at CBS News would come under increasing scrutiny. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.cjr.org/feature/cbs-news-redstone-ellison-60-minutes-trump-israel-gaza-tipping-point.php