David Ellison, Paramount’s chief executive, promised "60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl that he will respect the editorial independence of the program, The New
York Times reports. This is the first indication that Ellison is personally taking steps to calm the disruption that followed the firing of several correspondents and the show’s
leadership, an overhaul overseen by Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS News. Stahl and her surviving fellow correspondents are staying with “60 Minutes” because they don’t want to
see it die.
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