Cecilia Vega of 60 Minutes says she felt pressure from CBS to add ‘political bias’
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Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega stated that she felt pressured by CBS News executives to add political bias to segments for the program. She made the comments during an interview at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference in New Orleans. The accusation raises questions about editorial independence at the network.
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Remarks made at NAHJ conference
Vega made these remarks during an onstage interview with John Quiñones at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' annual conference in New Orleans.
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Vega made these remarks during an onstage interview with John Quiñones at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' annual conference in New Orleans.
The Guardian- Remarks made at NAHJ conference
- Concerns about bias affecting Hispanic journalists
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Loaded language removedVega made remarks to ABC’s John Quiñones at National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference. Cecilia Vega, the former 60 Minutes correspondent, said Thursday she felt pressured by CBS News’s executives to incorporate “political bias” into segments for the broadcast program. Vega made the remarks during an onstage interview with John Quiñones, the ABC News correspondent, at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ annual conference in New Orleans.
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Vega made these remarks during an onstage interview with John Quiñones at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' annual conference in New Orleans.
The GuardianVega is a former 60 Minutes correspondent.
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