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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ShariRedstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShariRedstone</span></a>, the company’s controlling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shareholder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shareholder</span></a>, has said she favors settling the case. She is set to receive a major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/payday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payday</span></a> in a pending <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sale</span></a> of Paramount to a Hollywood studio, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Skydance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skydance</span></a>, that requires sign-off from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin. Any settlement would ultimately require the board’s approval, &amp; Redstone has told the board that she is *recusing* herself from deliberations related to the lawsuit.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> experts have called the suit baseless &amp; an easy victory for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a>. But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> is entering the talks prepared to make a deal.</p><p>In an April 18 meeting, the Paramount board outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, acc/to 3 people…. The exact dollar amounts remain unclear, but the board’s move clears a path for an out-of-court resolution.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Capitulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Appeasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Appeasement</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disgrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disgrace</span></a><br>Lawyers for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a>, the parent company of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBSNews</span></a>, are set to begin mediation on Wednesday over a lawsuit brought by Trump that accuses “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a>” of *deceptively* [accurately] editing an interview with his 2024 Democratic opponent, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/business/media/paramount-cbs-60-minutes-trump-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=4F0A1033-7C72-43C9-B834-781E1210163C" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/29/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/media/paramount-cbs-60-minutes-trump-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=4F0A1033-7C72-43C9-B834-781E1210163C</span></a></p>
Six Grandfathers Mountain<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MEActNOW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MEActNOW</span></a></span> <br>RE <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/60minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60minutes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a></p><p>"Bill felt, he lost the independence that honest journalism requires"</p>
Six Grandfathers Mountain<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MEActNOW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MEActNOW</span></a></span> <br>RE<br>Did you see "the end" of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> tonight⁉️</p><p>Thx for url, I did now‼️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> who, until this past week, was executive producer of 60 Minutes.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBSNews</span></a>, a streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free and is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs...⭕that do not upset the CBS owner <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> who is sucking up to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to allow a merger🥶</p>
Bytes Europe<p>On air, ’60 Minutes’ reporter says ‘none of us is happy’ about changes that led top producer to quit <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/961633/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/961633/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtsAndEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndEntertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DavidBauder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidBauder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentAndPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentAndPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LegalProceedings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalProceedings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScottPelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottPelley</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SharynAlfonsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SharynAlfonsi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SusanZirinsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanZirinsky</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2032029/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2032029/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> On air, ’60 Minutes’ reporter says ‘none of us is happy’ about changes that led top producer to quit <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtsAndEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndEntertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DavidBauder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidBauder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentAndPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentAndPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LegalProceedings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalProceedings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScottPelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottPelley</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SharynAlfonsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SharynAlfonsi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SusanZirinsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanZirinsky</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>’60 Minutes’ Does Segment Explaining Departure Of Executive Producer Bill Owens: “Paramount Began To Supervise Our Content In New Ways”<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectionLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paramountglobal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramountglobal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShariRedstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShariRedstone</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/04/60-minutes-bill-owens-cbs-trump-1236378451/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/04/60-minute</span><span class="invisible">s-bill-owens-cbs-trump-1236378451/</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Jennifer Rubin: Four Undaunted Individuals: Heroes propel the virtuous cycle of resistance:</p><p>Bill Owens, Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom</p><p>"…a virtuous circle can develop in defense of democracy: Ordinary people organize and protest; politicians and officials realize resistance is popular, they step up their defense of democracy; and their increased resilience in turn inspires more popular defiance."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/60minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60minutes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SDNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDNY</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheContrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheContrarian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a><br><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/four-undaunted-individuals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/four</span><span class="invisible">-undaunted-individuals</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2023851/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2023851/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ’60 Minutes’ Keeps Reporting on Trump Even After Top Boss Exits <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CBSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBSNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ParamountGlobal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParamountGlobal</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Jennifer Rubin &amp; Oliver Darcy: 60 Minutes Producer Exits <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a>: Oliver Darcy explains the state of play: "People are basically having to decide between their principles and perhaps the survival of their company"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheContrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheContrarian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/60-minutes-producer-exits-cbs-oliver" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/60-m</span><span class="invisible">inutes-producer-exits-cbs-oliver</span></a></p>
Its Not A Hoax 🤞<p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/04/bill-owens-60-minutes-cbs-trump-1236373948/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ1_6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFiUzllRDRibjhocWI4d05wAR5fyTdRCp4mOfq_FKIt8rDnJlipdckik5lM4xFoAt9H6G2dUVDLmOCNdpDMtQ_aem_pwJ8bjJ_XhL5f0iVZ6n_Vg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/04/bill-owen</span><span class="invisible">s-60-minutes-cbs-trump-1236373948/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ1_6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFiUzllRDRibjhocWI4d05wAR5fyTdRCp4mOfq_FKIt8rDnJlipdckik5lM4xFoAt9H6G2dUVDLmOCNdpDMtQ_aem_pwJ8bjJ_XhL5f0iVZ6n_Vg</span></a></p><p>‘60 Minutes’ Executive Producer Bill Owens Resigns, Saying He Was No Longer Allowed To Make “Independent Decisions” About The Show</p><p>By Ted Johnson<br>April 22, 2025 10:31am</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CBSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBSNews</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectionLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a></p>
Malcolm Nance<p>Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuit</span></a> was baseless. <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"</p>
Touaregtweet<p>2/2 "Bill Owens gave a dire warning about Trump’s control over the network and his fear that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> were likely gearing up to reach a settlement with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> on his ridiculous lawsuit. The fact that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> could no longer work at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> tells you just how bad it is now at CBS. No wonder news networks aren’t showing the mass protests, the town halls, and the shadow hearings."</p><p><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-responds-after-cbs-gave-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meidasplus.com/p/meidas-respon</span><span class="invisible">ds-after-cbs-gave-us</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freepress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freepress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Touaregtweet<p>"The longtime head of CBS’ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> resigned Tuesday, as the network’s parent company contemplates a settlement with President Trump over his lawsuit focusing on an interview the show did with then-VP Kamala Harris last fall.</p><p>In an emotionally charged meeting Tuesday afternoon, and again in a note to staff released publicly shortly after, the show’s executive producer, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> said he was departing after 37 years with CBS News [...]'</p><p><a href="https://thepublicsradio.org/npr/60-minutes-chief-resigns-saying-shows-independence-was-compromised/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepublicsradio.org/npr/60-min</span><span class="invisible">utes-chief-resigns-saying-shows-independence-was-compromised/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Sebastian Lasse<p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/stabil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stabil</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/60-minutes-bei-cbs-bill-owens-tritt-zurueck-sieht-unabhaengigkeit-gefaehrdet-a-9b7a80f5-a338-4a41-9603-b858b048c935" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">spiegel.de/kultur/tv/60-minute</span><span class="invisible">s-bei-cbs-bill-owens-tritt-zurueck-sieht-unabhaengigkeit-gefaehrdet-a-9b7a80f5-a338-4a41-9603-b858b048c935</span></a></p>
DB 🌱💦<p>Citing a loss of journalistic freedom in the wake of a Trump lawsuit, Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes and of the CBS Evening News, has resigned.</p><p>This is how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Dennis A<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <br>"Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, says he is leaving the flagship news program because he lost his journalistic independence."</p><p>60 Minutes executive producer leaves program over journalistic independence</p><p>"Bill Owens says in staff memo ‘it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it’."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/60-minutes-executive-producer-leaves-bill-owens" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/22/60-minutes-executive-producer-leaves-bill-owens</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In his memo on Tues, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> pledged that “‘<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a>’ will continue to cover the new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin, as we will report on future administrations” [though seriously? Ge cannot guarantee that if he isn’t there]. He added: “The show is too important to the country. It has to continue, just not with me as the executive producer.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> experts have dismissed that suit as baseless &amp; far-fetched [ya don’t say], &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillOwens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillOwens</span></a> said in Feb that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement. Many <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBSNews</span></a> — the former home of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WalterCronkite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WalterCronkite</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeWallace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeWallace</span></a> — believe that a settlement would amount to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/capitulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitulation</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> over what they consider standard-issue gripes about editorial judgment.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateMedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>