At ‘60 Minutes,’ Independence Led to Trouble, Investigators Say
For decades, “60 Minutes” has reigned at the top of television news, bringing in hundreds of journalistic awards, not to mention weekly ratings for CBS that are the envy of the industry. The success has allowed “60 Minutes” to operate independently from the larger network news division to which it belongs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/business/media/60-minutes-jeff-fager-don-hewitt.html