“60 Minutes” Host Rebukes Paramount Over Encroachment on Show’s Independence

On Sunday evening, Scott Pelley, cohost of the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” gave a rare rebuke to the network’s parent company, Paramount, over moves that prompted the resignation of the show’s former executive producer, Bill Owens. Ahead of a desired merger with Skydance Media, which is owned by billionaire David Ellison, Paramount has sought to limit the journalistic independence of “60…

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