NEW YORK -- A CBS News staffer has filed an age-bias lawsuit against CBS in the latest fallout from September's "Memogate" controversy. Esther Kartiganer, 67, claimed in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that she also had been defamed in a statement made by CBS chairman Leslie Moonves. That statement accompanied the Jan. 10 independent panel report on a flawed story aired in September on 60 Minutes Wednesday about President Bush's military service in the early 1970s. Kartiganer had been senior producer of 60 Minutes Wednesday, part of a staff change that took place before the season premiere of the show. She said in her lawsuit that she was demoted from the position of senior producer of 60 Minutes when she was transferred to the Wednesday edition. Kartiganer said she was replaced by a woman 20 years younger.
- 3/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- CBS News on Monday ousted four employees, including the executive in charge of newsmagazines and the 60 Minutes Wednesday executive producer, in the wake of a panel's strong rebuke for faulty reporting and vetting of a story on President Bush's military service. Fired outright was the segment producer, Mary Mapes. Asked to resign were Betsy West, senior vp primetime programming at CBS News; Josh Howard, exec producer of 60 Minutes Wednesday; and 60 Minutes Wednesday senior broadcast producer Mary Murphy. It wasn't clear whether any of the three had resigned as of Monday night. Another senior producer, Esther Kartiganer, was reassigned. Jeff Fager, executive producer in charge of 60 Minutes, will be in charge of 60 Minutes Wednesday for the rest of the season. Additionally, CBS News announced new procedures designed to avoid such mistakes. Network veteran Linda Mason has been named to the newly created position of senior vp standards and special projects, charged with investigating confidential sources and materials (including memos and videotape) received from outside sources.
- 1/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- CBS News on Monday ousted four employees, including the executive in charge of newsmagazines and the 60 Minutes Wednesday executive producer, in the wake of a panel's strong rebuke for faulty reporting and vetting of a story on President Bush's military service. Fired outright was the segment producer, Mary Mapes. Asked to resign were Betsy West, senior vp primetime programming at CBS News; Josh Howard, exec producer of 60 Minutes Wednesday; and 60 Minutes Wednesday senior broadcast producer Mary Murphy. It wasn't clear whether any of the three had resigned as of Monday night. Another senior producer, Esther Kartiganer, was reassigned. Jeff Fager, executive producer in charge of 60 Minutes, will be in charge of 60 Minutes Wednesday for the rest of the season. Additionally, CBS News announced new procedures designed to avoid such mistakes. Network veteran Linda Mason has been named to the newly created position of senior vp standards and special projects, charged with investigating confidential sources and materials (including memos and videotape) received from outside sources.
- 1/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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