’60 Minutes’ correspondents say they’ll stick with show

Three top correspondents at “60 Minutes” say they will stay with the program amid speculation about their futures as CBS News implements sweeping changes across the show and the network more broadly.

In a letter to colleagues, which was obtained by The Hill on Friday, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim wrote they are staying with the program because “we don’t want to see 60 Minutes die.”

The trio of journalists said the recent firings of top CBS News reporters Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega happened because “they fought for our 60 Minutes values and stood up to protect our independence and integrity.”

“Newsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships,” they said. “Collaboration and argument are the way we have always worked at........

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