Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’

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1. Tue, 8 September 2026

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     Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’

     Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says ‘we were told to leave because we insisted on doing our jobs’ The former managing editor at 60 Minutes, who was fired in May with several other top correspondents, has spoken out about the ouster, saying he and his colleagues, were dismissed because they “would not compromise our principles or reputations by jamming unverifiable notions or White House talking points into our reporting”. Guy Campanile, who worked at CBS News for 34 years,...