News Emmys Scholarship Recipient Slams CBS News: “The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wallace”
At the News and Documentary Emmy Awards, Santiago Campos criticized CBS News for its recent changes, claiming they tarnish the legacy of Mike Wallace. He emphasized the importance of journalism that serves the public and called out corporate influence on information dissemination. Campos received the Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to aspiring broadcast journalists.
- ▪Santiago Campos criticized CBS News during his acceptance speech at the Emmy Awards.
- ▪He expressed concern that recent changes at CBS stain Mike Wallace's legacy.
- ▪Campos highlighted the challenges posed by corporate elites on journalism.
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Amid upheaval at 60 Minutes, CBS News and recent changes at the outlet were the subject of criticism from the stage of the News and Documentary Emmy Awards on Wednesday night. The student journalist recipient of the Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship called out CBS in the wake of the recent merger of its parent company Paramount with Skydance.
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