POLITICSJul 25 · 18:08 UTCGUARDIAN USUwa Ede-Osifo

Cecilia Vega of 60 Minutes says she felt pressure from CBS to add ‘political bias’

Cecilia Vega, the former 60 Minutes correspondent, accused CBS News executives of pressuring her to incorporate political bias into segments. She made these remarks during an onstage interview with ABC News correspondent John Quiñones at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' annual conference in New Orleans.

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