SAG-AFTRA accuses CBS News of seizing files of fired journalist
By Lauren Taylor (Reporter), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
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Click to see story on Sean.HannitySAG-AFTRA is accusing CBS News of violating the First Amendment rights of a laid-off investigative journalist. Earlier this month, CBS News’ parent company, Paramount, handed pink slips to 800 employees. Catherine Herridge, a senior investigative correspondent, was one of those employees.
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Herridge had been covering stories for CBS News related to investigations involving President Joe Biden and his family. Most recently, she covered the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s laptop and criminal charges.
However, SAG-AFTRA is accusing the news organization of seizing Herridge’s reporter notes and research from her office, including confidential information.
“It is completely inappropriate for an employer to lay off a reporter and take the very unusual step of retaining and searching the reporter’s files, inclusive of confidential source identification and information,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. “From a First Amendment standpoint, a media corporation with a commitment to journalism calling a reporter’s research and confidential source reporting ‘proprietary information’ is both shocking and absurd.”
Herridge has not publicly commented on the situation. However, she did repost SAG-AFTRA’s statement on X.
Jonathan Turley, a former legal analyst for CBS News, first broke the story in an opinion piece for The Hill.
“The timing of Herridge’s termination immediately raised suspicions in Washington,” Turley wrote. “She was pursuing stories that were unwelcomed by the Biden White House and many Democratic powerhouses.”
The New York Post also reported that “Herridge had encountered roadblocks from higher-ups over her Hunter Biden coverage and had also clashed with CBS News President Ingrid-Ciprian Matthews.”
It is unusual for a news company to seize a former journalist’s files. SAG-AFTRA said the action is “a serious break with traditional practices which supports the immediate return of reporting materials.”
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CBS News denies the allegations.
“Catherine’s personal belongings were delivered to her home one week ago, and we are prepared to pack up the rest of her files immediately on her behalf – with her representative present as she requested,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement. “We are awaiting a response from Catherine and/or her representative to do so. We have respected her request to not go through the files, and out of our concern for confidential sources, the office she occupied has remained secure since her departure.”
SAG-AFTRA said it is hopeful the situation will be resolved shortly.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
THE SAG-AFTRA UNION IS ACCUSING CBS NEWS OF VIOLATING THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF A LAID-OFF VETERAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST.
EARLIER THIS MONTH – CBS NEWS’ PARENT COMPANY PARAMOUNT HANDED PINK SLIPS TO 800 EMPLOYEES.
CATHERINE HERRIDGE – A SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT WHO COVERED NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE – WAS ONE OF THEM.
HERRIDGE HAD BEEN COVERING STORIES FOR CBS NEWS RELATED TO INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HIS FAMILY.
MOST RECENTLY – HERRIDGE COVERED THE HOUSE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY INTO PRESIDENT BIDEN AND ALSO, HIS SON – HUNTER BIDEN’S LAPTOP AND CRIMINAL CHARGES.
[CBS NEWS]
“WELL MAJOR, WHAT SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT HUR CONCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION IS THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN WILLFULLY RETAINED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION”
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
AND NOW – THE UNION REPRESENTING ON-AIR TALENT AT CBS NEWS – SAG-AFTRA – IS ACCUSING THE NEWS ORGANIZATION OF SEIZING HERRIDGE’S REPORTER NOTES AND RESEARCH FROM HER OFFICE – INCLUDING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
SAG-AFTRA RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART…
“IT IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE FOR AN EMPLOYER TO LAY OFF A REPORTER AND TAKE THE VERY UNUSUAL STEP OF RETAINING AND SEARCHING THE REPORTER’S FILES, INCLUSIVE OF CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION. FROM A FIRST AMENDMENT STANDPOINT, A MEDIA CORPORATION WITH A COMMITMENT TO JOURNALISM CALLING A REPORTER’S RESEARCH AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE REPORTING ‘PROPRIETARY INFORMATION’ IS BOTH SHOCKING AND ABSURD.”
HERRIDGE HAS NOT PUBLICLY COMMENTED ON THE SITUATION, HOWEVER, SHE DID REPOST SAG-AFTRA’S STATEMENT ON X.
JONATHAN TURLEY – A FORMER LEGAL ANALYST FOR CBS NEWS – FIRST BROKE THIS STORY – WRITING AN OPINION PIECE FOR THE HILL.
IN IT – HE WRITES “THE TIMING OF HERRIDGE’S TERMINATION IMMEDIATELY RAISED SUSPICIONS IN WASHINGTON” BECAUSE SHE “WAS PURSUING STORIES THAT WERE UNWELCOMED BY THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE AND MANY DEMOCRATIC POWERHOUSES.”
AND ACCORDING TO REPORTS BY THE NEW YORK POST
“HERRIDGE HAD ENCOUNTERED ROADBLOCKS FROM HIGHER-UPS OVER HER HUNTER BIDEN COVERAGE AND HAD ALSO CLASHED WITH CBS NEWS PRESIDENT INGRID-CIPRIAN MATTHEWS.”
IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A NEWS COMPANY TO SEIZE A FORMER JOURNALIST’S FILES.
SAG-AFTRA SAYS IT’S “A SERIOUS BREAK WITH TRADITIONAL PRACTICES WHICH SUPPORTS THE IMMEDIATE RETURN OF REPORTING MATERIALS.”
CBS NEWS DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COMPANY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING “CATHERINE’S PERSONAL BELONGINGS WERE DELIVERED TO HER HOME ONE WEEK AGO, AND WE ARE PREPARED TO PACK UP THE REST OF HER FILES IMMEDIATELY ON HER BEHALF – WITH HER REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT AS SHE REQUESTED. WE ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM CATHERINE AND/OR HER REPRESENTATIVE TO DO SO. WE HAVE RESPECTED HER REQUEST TO NOT GO THROUGH THE FILES, AND OUT OF OUR CONCERN FOR CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES, THE OFFICE SHE OCCUPIED HAS REMAINED SECURE SINCE HER DEPARTURE.”
SAG-AFTRA SAYS THEY’RE HOPEFUL THE SITUATION WILL BE RESOLVED “SHORTLY.”
Media Landscape
This story is a Media Miss by the left as only 6% of the coverage is from left leaning media. Learn more about this dataBias Distribution
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REPORT: CBS Seizes Computers, Records Of Investigative Reporter Catherine Herridge Who Previously Worked At Fox
Click to see story on The Daily CallerCBS Reporter Who Uncovered Hunter Laptop Scandal Is Fired, All Files Related To Story Seized By Network
Click to see story on OANCBS Seized Confidential Files From Fired Reporter Who Was Pursuing Hunter Biden Story: Reports
Click to see story on The Daily WireHeadline Unavailable
Click to see story on NewsmaxCatherine Herridge shares ‘important update’ after CBS News allegedly seized her confidential files and records
Click to see story on The BlazeCatherine Herridge Posts Important Update on CBS’ Seizure of Her Files
Click to see story on RedStateInsiders Concerned About ‘Chilling’ Thing CBS Did to Catherine Herridge on Her Way Out the Door: Report
Click to see story on The Western JournalJonathan Turley: CBS Seized Catherine Herridge’s Files Amid Her Surprise Firing
Click to see story on NewsBustersCBS Seizes Records Of Reporter Who Probed Biden Laptop
Click to see story on The FederalistCBS news seizes Hunter Biden laptop research from fired reporter Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on The Post MillennialReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on The Ohio StarWhat CBS News Did With Catherine Herridge’s Files Could Have Chilling Effect on Whistleblowers
Click to see story on TownhallCBS News Reportedly Seizes Files of Terminated Reporter Who Covered Hunter Biden’s Laptop
Click to see story on Independent Journal ReviewReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on Florida Capital StarReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on The Michigan Star‘Chilling signal’ rips through CBS ranks over seizing of Catherine Herridge’s files and computers: report
Click to see story on Conservative News TodayCBS faces growing uproar after seizing investigative Catherine Herridge’s files…
Click to see story on RevolverOutrage is coming from all directions after CBS seized the files of a top investigative reporter, including her docs related to Hunter Biden
Click to see story on notthebee.comReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on American GreatnessFebruary 23, 2024 | Report: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on The Arizona Sun TimesReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on The Pennsylvania Daily StarReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on The Wisconsin Daily StarReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
Click to see story on Tennessee StarReport: CBS News Seized Files, Computers and Records of Fired Journalist Catherine Herridge
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Click to see story on The Virginia StarTurmoil at CBS — Catherine Herridge’s Firing Escalates as Network Seizes Files that May Expose Confidential Sources: Report
Click to see story on The Gateway PunditCBS Seizes Catherine Herridge’s Files and Records
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Click to see story on InfoWarsCBS Seizes Confidential Files of Fired Reporter Pursuing Hunter Biden Laptop Story in ‘Unprecedented’ Move – Geller Report
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