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The upheaval astatine CBS News — and 60 Minutes successful peculiar — was connected show astatine nan News & Documentary Emmys connected Wednesday evening, pinch nan victor of a publicity danasiwa calling retired nan network’s caller guidance arsenic thing that “stains” its legacy.
Santiago Campos accepted nan Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship astatine nan ceremonial successful New York, telling nan audience, “While I want to convey CBS News for backing this generous gift towards my education, I want to besides admit really nan caller guidance of nan outlet stains nan bequest of Mike Wallance, nan namesake of this scholarship.”
There were cheers heard successful nan audience.
He added, “As firm elites return clasp complete nan very pipes done which our accusation flows, publicity that serves group becomes progressively harder to travel by, yet ever much crucial, and what nan group want is nan truth. So if astatine immoderate clip you hesitate to utter nan connection ‘genocide’ aliases stay silent successful nan look of lies, retrieve to inquire yourself, ‘Who is this for?’ I dream you take us.”
The danasiwa was presented by 60 Minutes analogous Scott Pelley, who pointed retired that Sharyn Alfonsi, 1 of nan nominees, was successful nan audience, a nominee.
“There person been galore awesome 60 Minutes correspondents complete nan years. I spot Sharyn Alfonsi successful nan audience,” Pelley said.
Earlier connected Wednesday, Alfonsi issued a blistering connection after CBS News nether editor successful main Bari Weiss declined to renew her contract.
“The wall betwixt editorial independency and firm liking astatine CBS is being methodically torn down,” Alfonsi said. She had fought pinch Weiss aft nan CBS News leader held backmost a 60 Minutes conception connected CECOT situation successful El Salvador past December. It ran a period later.
Paramount is seeking support from nan Trump management for its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
After Campos’ remarks, Pelley praised him. “God, we request young group liek you correct down us. Thank you, God bless you. I cognize that Mike Wallace is looking down astatine you pinch pridefulness astatine this very moment.”
