Guy Campanile Says 6 '60 Minutes' Staff Were Fired Over Editorial Pressure
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Guy Campanile Says 6 '60 Minutes' Staff Were Fired Over Editorial Pressure
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Summary
Guy Campanile said he and other "60 Minutes" staff were pushed out in May for refusing to insert "unverifiable notions" or White House talking points into reporting.
In a Facebook post made public before Sunday's season premiere, the former producer said staff objected to administration-arranged interviews and insisted on asking tougher questions of business and political leaders.
Campanile was among six dismissed figures he identified — including Tanya Simon, Draggan Mihailovich, Matthew Polevoy, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — during editor-in-chief Bari Weiss' reorganization of the program.
CBS declined to comment on Campanile's account and pointed to earlier statements denying accusations from former employees, while Campanile said the post had been intended only for friends and family.
"60 Minutes" has recently aired stories critical of the Trump administration, and Campanile warned remaining colleagues not to "give an inch" as he accused online opinionists of taking over newsroom decision-making.