Feeling Rebloggy
Fager's firing, which came before the completion of the company's investigation into [sexual harassment] allegations raised in a New Yorker piece by Ronan Farrow, was attributed to a violation of company policy, but didn't specify the violation. Fager, in a statement released on Wednesday, described the text message he said was responsible for his ouster as "harsh," but on Wednesday night, in an appearance on the CBS Evening News, Duncan revealed the content of the text, received after she contacted him for comment regarding Farrow's reporting:
"If you repeat these false accusations without any of your own reporting to back them up, you will be responsible for harming me. Be careful. There are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up that will become a serious problem."
http://www2.philly.com/philly/entertainment/television/ex-cbs3-reporter-jericka-duncan-got-the-text-that-toppled-60-minutes-chief-jeff-fager-20180913.html
Jeff Fager, who was only the second person in 50 years to oversee “60 Minutes,” was fired for sending a text message that threatened the career of a CBS reporter, Jericka Duncan, who was looking into allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him and Mr. Moonves.
The president of CBS News, David Rhodes, told staff that Mr. Fager’s departure was “not directly related” to those allegations of sexual harassment, which Mr. Fager has denied. But the network said the producer had violated company policy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/business/media/jeff-fager-60-minutes-cbs.html
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