"Sources say CBS will not be renewing Alfonsi's contract, which expires at the end of the month. Siegel also added that her sources say Alfonsi has hired high-powered media lawyer Bryan Freedman who famously scored Megyn Kelly as $69 million settlement from NBC News in 2019. Neither CBS nor Freedman did not reply to Siegel's request for comment on her reporting."
"I always said I would follow Bill Owens over a cliff, she joked while picking up the Ridenhour Prize last week, adding, and I guess I finally did. During her speech, Alfonsi mentioned the headline-grabbing 60 Minutes piece on El Salvador's CECOT Prison, which was the center of controversy after CBS News editor in chief Bari Wiess pulled it at the last minute, arguing the White House's response wasn't well enough included."
"Thank you for this award. I didn't know that the theme was hope. My hope recently has been that I still have a job, she said. And every morning I wake up to another headline that says I've been fired. I will not linger on the internal mechanics of the dust-up at CBS that led to our CECOT story being pulled, but we have to be honest about what it represents, Alfonsi continued."
"It wasn't an isolated editorial argument. In my view, it was the result of a more aggressive contagion: the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear. It's hard to"
Sharyn Alfonsi is reported to be leaving 60 Minutes at the end of the month after CBS News allegedly decided not to renew her contract. Reports cite her public criticism of corporate meddling at CBS News and her hiring of media lawyer Bryan Freedman, known for a major settlement involving Megyn Kelly. Alfonsi previously hinted at an exit during an award speech, joking that she would follow Bill Owens “over a cliff.” In the speech, she referenced the controversy around a 60 Minutes piece about El Salvador’s CECOT Prison, which was pulled after concerns about the White House response. She said the incident reflected corporate meddling and editorial fear.
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