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Get out of our way and let us keep working how we have been for decades,
the insider told the Paramount honcho And I’m ready to get back to work,
the CBS staffer said with frustration I hope they don't because it insinuates we did something wrong,
the insider told Fox News Digital Everyone is talking about it, even today,
the CBS staffer told Fox News Digital on Monday, nearly a week after Owens announced his departure Nobody knows what the next shoe that will drop,
they told Fox News Digital None of our stories has been blocked,
It was hard on him and hard on us,
the CBSN News correspondent said of Bill Owens’ resignation Bill Owens was also the supervising producer of this broadcast,
Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires,
CBS is out of control, at levels never seen before, and they should pay a big price for this,
Owens has stood firm, insisting that 60 Minutes did nothing wrong and that he would not apologize,
But our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in news ways,
His was a quest to open minds, not close them. If you’ve ever worked hard for a boss because you admired them, then you understand what we’ve enjoyed here,
No one here is happy about it, but in resigning, Bill proved one thing: He was the right person to lead ’60 Minutes’ all along,
So, having defended this show — and what we stand for — from every angle, over time with everything I could, I am stepping aside so the show can move forward,
Bill made sure they were accurate and fair,
It‘s like a guy who has been battling for months against an attack,
It’s clear the company is done with me.”
Mr. Owens stunned the show’s staff on Tuesday when He did it for us and you,
Mr. Pelley told viewers of the show, which began airing in 1968 Over the past months, it has also become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it. To make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience,
Owens wrote in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital
