Firings at CBS

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Firings at CBS:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Firings at CBS:

Yeah, that's what I wonder about, too. Absolutely no way she didn't have copies.

But it's more than a question of "having a backup."

It's a question of someone else, someone you probably don't trust, having access to confidential material - sources, etc.

If it becomes knowledge that your sources are no longer secure, your career as a journalist might well be over.

No I get that, I'm just curious about the files themselves and if she has a backup.

[George K]

https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-statement-cbs-news-return-reporters-files

February 26, 2024
SAG-AFTRA released the following statement:

SAG-AFTRA is pleased to confirm that earlier today a representative of our union monitored the return of several boxes containing Catherine Herridge's reporting materials from her CBS News office in Washington D.C. Herridge is currently reviewing the materials.

We welcome CBS News' reversal which came after SAG-AFTRA's intervention and widespread media coverage that underscored shared concerns about press freedom and the First Amendment.

The resolution of this matter sends a strong message of protection for basic First Amendment principles. We further hope the public focus now turns to SAG-AFTRA's continued efforts to support a Press Shield law that provides additional federal protections for journalists and their confidential sources.

Unanswered: Who saw the confidential files, if anyone?

[Mik]

Yes. While this is a feel-good action, it doesn't necessarily mitigate the harm done already.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Mik said in Firings at CBS:

Yes. While this is a feel-good action, it doesn't necessarily mitigate the harm done already.

Ten bucks says no follow-up reporting or investigations on this.

[Mik]

Nope. That's a make-it-go-away action. Nobody saw anything. Trust them.

[Axtremus]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/catherine-herridge-civil-contempt_n_65e115c8e4b013678e148e9e

Journalist Catherine Herridge Held In Civil Contempt For Refusing To Divulge Source
A federal judge has held the veteran investigative reporter in civil contempt for refusing to divulge her source for a series of stories during her time at Fox News.

[Jolly]

That's going nowhere.

[George K]

@Jolly said in Firings at CBS:

That's going nowhere.

Maybe. There was a reporter during the Bush (II) era who refused to reveal a source. She was held in contempt and spent about 6 months in the clink. She never revealed, iirrc.

[George K]

TuCa chats with Catherine Herridge.

[LuFins Dad]

Really? She could have gone to any number of more independent journalists… Weiss, Taibbi, and such… But instead she goes Tucker?

[Jolly]

@LuFins-Dad said in Firings at CBS:

Really? She could have gone to any number of more independent journalists… Weiss, Taibbi, and such… But instead she goes Tucker?

Broader footprint? Maybe he's just the first?

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Firings at CBS:

Really? She could have gone to any number of more independent journalists… Weiss, Taibbi, and such… But instead she goes Tucker?

Thought the same thing.

Supposedly she has a stellar reputation for being a dogged reporter.

Gotta wonder why she left Fox a few years ago. Money or ideology.