When Catherine Herridge was fired by CBS News, they did more than just show her to the door. They confiscated her work, including information from confidential sources. This is a HUGE no-no in the world of journalism and can be considered a direct attack against the 1st Amendment.
As we look to stories from 2024 that didn’t get nearly enough attention, this is one of the biggest.
Catherine Herridge Posts Important Update on CBS’ Seizure of Her Files
As we reported, Catherine Herridge was fired from CBS during a bloodbath of them cutting hundreds of employees.
Her firing got the most attention because of her excellence in reporting and the suggestion that it was more than just a layoff when it came to her being let go, just after she’d been reporting on the Hur Report. That suspicion grew louder when it was learned that CBS had also seized Herridge’s files, computers, and records, which included her “privileged sources.”
According to George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley:
The timing of Herridge’s termination immediately raised suspicions in Washington. She was pursuing stories that were unwelcomed by the Biden White House and many Democratic powerhouses, including the Hur reporton Joe Biden’s diminished mental capacity, the Biden corruption scandal and the Hunter Biden laptop. She continued to pursue these stories despite reports of pushback from CBS executives, including CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews. […]
Read More: redstate.com
