Cecilia Vega of 60 Minutes says she felt pressure from CBS to add ‘political bias’



Vega 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. Her comments were first reported by Status.
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- Vega 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. Her comments were first reported by Status.
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Fired '60 Minutes' correspondent accuses CBS News leadership of meddling in reporting
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