Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, announced his departure from the program due to a perceived loss of journalistic independence. In a staff memo obtained by the New York Times, Owens expressed that he could no longer make independent decisions necessary for the show's integrity and its audience, stating, "it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it."
Here’s What They Meant To Say
Is Journalistic Independence Now a Radical Idea?
In today’s topsy-turvy media landscape, the exit of 60 Minutes Executive Producer Bill Owens is amusingly labeled as a fight for journalistic independence. What, now we can’t even run a TV show without someone from the woke brigade flipping the teleprompter script every other day? Welcome to modern journalism, where having your own editorial say is clearly a radical proposition.
The Woke Censorship Olympics
If it weren’t so tragic, it’d be hilarious. The message from the woke empire is as follows: Conform or face the socially conscious guillotine. Perhaps the real news story here is how corporate media is quick to bow to the altar of whatever is the most woke-friendly agenda of the hour. The next ’60 Minutes’ segment might as well be dedicated to how to correctly identify your pronouns in less than 59 seconds.
Oh, the irony! Owens learns what happens when you try to run a show in a ‘Journalism Is a Four Letter Word’ world-it’s as futile as watching paint dry on a feminist art installation.