According to reports, senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge of the network had her files taken by CBS. She was recently let go. According to a piece published in The Hill by Jonathan Turley, the George Washington University Shapiro Chair of Public Interest Law, this action contained materials that might have revealed information about secret sources.
Catherine Herridge, an Emmy-winning reporter known for her coverage of intelligence and national security, was one of 800 workers laid off by Paramount Global as part of a cost-cutting measure. A wider controversy has been sparked by the fallout from her dismissal.
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Turley clarifies the issues that have surfaced within the CBS journalistic community in his piece titled “CBS faces uproar after seizing investigative journalist’s files.”
Herridge’s coworkers are worried about the drastic methods the company is using to obtain her work materials, which include private source information.
“There is trouble brewing at Black Rock, the headquarters of CBS, after the firing of Catherine Herridge, an acclaimed investigative reporter. Many of us were shocked after Herridge was included in layoffs this month, but those concerns have increased after CBS officials took the unusual step of seizing her files, computers and records, including information on privileged sources.”
Concerns about a crackdown on press freedom and source protection have been raised by the seizure of Herridge’s extensive career records from Fox News and CBS. There has been a chilling signal distributed among the ranks.
Turley penned:
Many people, including the union, are concerned about CBS’s stance because they see it as an assault on the values of free press by one of the most prestigious press outlets in the country.
