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Leslie Stahl, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who recently announced her intention to stay with the program as it undergoes sweeping editorial changes, told colleagues this week she was given assurances the news magazine show would remain independent under its corporate ownership.
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.
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 ...