Alarm bells rang when longtime executive producer Bill Owens announced he was leaving “60 Minutes.” His departure came amid a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump and ahead of a potential merger of CBS’s parent company Paramount. There is concern over an erosion of press freedom in the country, and fears over the independence of key media owned by billionaires seeking to become close to the president. Our guest this week is Caitlin Vogus from the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
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Why Trump's attacks on '60 Minutes' threaten democracy
