If I may…a little real-world perspective. Gateway Pundit tends to get more wrong than right.
When anyone works for a company, in general there is no such thing as “your papers.” It’s all corporate property: email, presentations, research, videos, etc.
If you get fired, yes the firm will pack up your personal items (coffee mugs, family pictures, flair) and mail them back, if they’re ethical or have a heart. Sometimes, they’ll let you return after-hours with your manager or security looking over your shoulders to ensure you don’t accidentally put The Rockford File or customer lists in your box.
This hysteria about Ms Herridge’s stuff being “confiscated” MAY be textbook Gateway Pundit sensationalism. The intent could be to garner clicks, and maybe whip people into a frenzy - has anyone ever pondered the possibility that GP isn’t backed by “conservatives”? I mean, their reporting is so downright awful that it’s akin to what I see coming from a leftist organ….
I am open to the possibility that there are some kernels of truth in this story. If there are, the REAL intent behind this story MAY be to facilitate a de facto self-selection out of the MSM by conservsrives. To wit: if my sources will be compromised by ABC, CBS, NBC, MSLSD et al, I should find a new job and quit pronto.
The MSM has a staffing problem. Such an exodus would benefit them-less severance, etc.
Keep in mind, though, such an exodus could also benefit Gateway Pundit et al, insofar as they get “journalists” on the cheap. Always follow the money.
Thank you. I don’t find them keeping her papers curious; I’m just curious as to why they let her go. She’s an excellent reporter.
This hysteria about Ms Herridge’s stuff being “confiscated” MAY be textbook Gateway Pundit sensationalism. The intent could be to garner clicks, and maybe whip people into a frenzy - has anyone ever pondered the possibility that GP isn’t backed by “conservatives”? I mean, their reporting is so downright awful that it’s akin to what I see coming from a leftist organ….
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thanx doodle bob. I feel so much safer now.
I was beginning to hyper ventilate after reading the story
“Anyone who isn’t confused really doesn’t understand the situation.” Those words, from CBS icon Edward R. Murrow, came to mind this week after I spoke with journalists at the network.
There is trouble brewing at Black Rock, the headquarters of CBS, after the firing of Catherine Herridge, an acclaimed investigative reporter. Many of us were shocked after Herridge was included in layoffs this month, but those concerns have increased after CBS officials took the unusual step of seizing her files, computers and records, including information on privileged sources.
The position of CBS has alarmed many, including the union, as an attack on free press principles by one of the nation’s most esteemed press organizations.
I have spoken confidentially with current and former CBS employees who have stated that they could not recall the company ever taking such a step before. One former CBS journalist said that many employees “are confused why [Herridge] was laid off, as one of the correspondents who broke news regularly and did a lot of original reporting.”
That has led to concerns about the source of the pressure. He added that he had never seen a seizure of records from a departing journalist, and that the move had sent a “chilling signal” in the ranks of CBS.
A former CBS manager, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said that he had “never heard of anything like this.” He attested to the fact that, in past departures, journalists took all of their files and office contents. Indeed, the company would box up everything from cups to post-its for departing reporters. He said the holding of the material was “outrageous” and clearly endangered confidential sources.
Herridge declined to make any public comments on her departure.
CBS also did not respond to my inquiries...