Correspondents in “60 minutes” press the CBS News Paramount Payer to deliver the reins of the iconic program to a privileged time or risk a narrow news room revolt, according to a report.
All the seven current correspondents in “ 60 minutes ”-Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim and Cecilia Vega-Van signed a letter last month the co-director general of Paramount, George Cheks, to officially name Tanya Simon as a producer on Friday.
Simon, the daughter of the “60 minute” correspondent, Bob Simon, who has been an interim executive producer since April, is widely seen by the staff as the natural successor of Bill Owens, who resigned this spring on what he described as publisher by the Matrix de la Network company.
Weeks after Owens left in April, the President and CEO of the News Division Wendy McMahon also announced that he resigned, saying: “It is clear that the company and I do not agree on the way.”
Simon, whose history joined the show in 1999 as an associate producer and has constantly increased through the ranks for the last 26 years, gaining the confidence and admiration of the veteran report team, according to the State Report.
“The next EP must be tanya,” a staff said to the state. “There will be a revolt if she is not.”
Despite the internal demonstration of solidarity, it seems that the attractiveness of the correspondents seems to have touched a wall. Weeks after the letter was sent, Cheeks has not responded and it is unclear if CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, who participated in the role earlier this year, has the authority to make the decision without the blessing of his boss, according to the state.
This decision can ultimately resort to Shari Redstone, the President of Paramount and the control shareholder, who has meant that he had had problems with the coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict program and President Trump.
A Global Paramount spokesman refused to comment.
Trump has filed $ 20 billion against CBS News and Paramount Global, alleging the misleading edition of a “60 -minute” interview with the then Vice President, Kamala Harris, cheated on voters and harmed his average companies.
CBS has denied the lack of protections from the first amendment, while settlement talks have included a $ 20 million mediator proposal and a $ 15 million offering offer, which Trump rejected.
Demand, still active in the Federal Court of Texas, could complicate the merger of $ 8.4 billion of Paramount with Skydance Media.
In view of these developments, the privileged speculated in the state that Redstone may not be eager to promote someone as closely associated with the current publishing team as Simon in the publication of more than 60 minutes.
Most likely, however, is that the executive suite simply waits.
With the melting of Paramount with David Ellison’s Skydance media, which was expected to close soon, the company’s leaders could delay important staff movements until the dust is installed, especially one that involves “60 minutes”, the jewel of the CBS News crown for a long time.
But this waiting and seeing approach is feeding anxiety within the program, according to the state.
Some in “60 minutes” fear that Ellison, who is expected to remodel the news division with his own publishing vision, could look outside the historical broadcast for new leadership, leaving Simon and ignoring the decades of institutional knowledge he represents, according to the report.
Ellison has already raised his eyebrows by arriving at the old New York Times publisher, Bari Weiss, offering a touch of his ideological inclinations.
Weiss, who gained notoriety after leaving the Times and launching his own platform, has become an important figure in conservative and anti-establishment circles.
She often criticizes the inherited outlets, including CBS, as captured by a progressive elite.
That Ellison would consider bringing it to the fold suggests the desire to challenge institutional norms and possibly reorienting CBS news to a more diverse or even right-wing publishing direction.
If you decide to review the “60 minutes” or install an executive producer who has no confidence in the main team, the fall may be important.
It is said that veteran correspondents like Stahl and Pelley weigh if they are held for another season, according to status.
“If Simon is designated,” a source said, “they may be persuaded to stay.”
But if the work goes to an outsider, “their outings will appear much more likely.”
The publication has sought comments from CBS News, Redstone, Ellison and Weiss.
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