In a recent interview, CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl discussed the turmoil at 60 Minutes following executive producer Bill Owens' departure. The fear among the newsroom staff was so great that they contemplated a mass resignation. Stahl, who praised Owens for protecting the show's integrity against corporate pressure from Paramount, expressed her grief about the changes underway, hinting at a potential loss of the show's identity. She also raised concerns about an existential crisis for journalism as a whole, as public interest wanes amidst legal threats and corporate struggles.
I'm already beginning to think about mourning, grieving. We will hopefully still be around, turning a new page and finding out what that new page is going to look like.
Owens' resistance to parent company Paramount's alleged interference in its coverage is heroic, describing him and Wendy McMahon as essential barriers against top-down editorial pressure.
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