Lesley Stahl says that Paramount CEO David Ellison assured her in a call on Sunday that 60 Minutes will have editorial independence. Stahl, the longest serving correspondent on the show, told The New York Times on Tuesday about the conversation.
David Ellison told Ms. Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show’s editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.
The Paramount CEO assured correspondent Lesley Stahl on Sunday he'd stay out of the way.
Paramount CEO David Ellison recently vowed to “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl that the newsmagazine would have “editorial independence,” according to three people familiar with the matter, the latest sign the media conglomerate is trying to tamp down tensions around the venerable program ...