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CBS News President to Depart Amid Network’s Tensions With Trump

Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News and Stations, had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned.

By Michael M. Grynbaum

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Paramount Board Clears Possible Path For Settling Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

Paramount’s interest in settling has dismayed CBS’s news division. The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.

By Benjamin Mullin Lauren Hirsch and Michael M. Grynbaum

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‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit

The show’s top producer abruptly said last week he was quitting. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers.

By Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin

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Top Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost Independence

The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

By Michael M. Grynbaum