Stunning announcement from Attkisson:
I have resigned from CBS.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) March 10, 2014
Twitter is buzzing over the news:
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/443092816684933120
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/443092816814952448
Wow "@SharylAttkisson: I have resigned from CBS."
— Dr Hugo Hackenbush (@MangyLover) March 10, 2014
—————->>>>>> RT @MonicaCrowley: !!! RT @SharylAttkisson I have resigned from CBS.
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) March 10, 2014
Oh wow! CBS just lost big time. RT @SharylAttkisson I have resigned from CBS.
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/443094181536223232
What?!? Why?! RT @SharylAttkisson: I have resigned from CBS.
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) March 10, 2014
Wow. RT @SharylAttkisson: I have resigned from CBS.
— Susie Moore (@SmoosieQ) March 10, 2014
WHOA. The best reporter (by far!) in network news has resigned. RT @SharylAttkisson I have resigned from CBS.
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) March 10, 2014
Attkisson’s work with CBS has indeed been stellar.
Wow. Big loss for CBS. RT @SharylAttkisson: I have resigned from CBS.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Alyssafarah/status/443092969764442112
We wish her all the best.
@SharylAttkisson best of luck to you and your family. You're a great American.
— Hair (@SHannitysHair) March 10, 2014
Tell us more, @SharylAttkisson
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 10, 2014
We will continue to monitor this story and update with further developments.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets. Also, the title has been amended to correct the spelling of Attkisson’s name and include her position.
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Update:
I bet there is a hell of a story behind this that will never get told. https://t.co/PPUSnylxnM
— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) March 10, 2014
According to Politico, Attkisson’s departure stems from her frustration with CBS’ liberal bias:
Attkisson leaves CBS due to their liberal bias: http://t.co/WO35A96HD8
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 10, 2014
More from Politico’s report:
CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson has reached an agreement to resign from CBS News ahead of contract, bringing an end to months of hard-fought negotiations, sources familiar with her departure told POLITICO on Monday.
Attkisson, who has been with CBS News for two decades, had grown frustrated with what she saw as the network’s liberal bias, an outsized influence by the network’s corporate partners and a lack of dedication to investigative reporting, several sources said. She increasingly felt like her work was no longer supported and that it was a struggle to get her packages on television.
At the same time, Attkisson’s own reporting on the Obama administration, which some staffers characterized as agenda-driven, had led network executives to doubt the impartiality of her reporting. She is currently at work on a book — tentatively titled “Stonewalled: One Reporter’s Fight for Truth in Obama’s Washington” — which addresses the challenges of reporting critically on the Obama administration.
It remains to be seen where Attkisson will go next, but one thing’s for sure: She’d be a valuable asset to any media outlet:
@SharylAttkisson Best of luck with whatever you decide to do. Anyone would be blessed and lucky to have you on staff.
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) March 10, 2014
You're too good to be on the sidelines. Go get 'em! RT @SharylAttkisson: I have resigned from CBS.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 10, 2014
.@SharylAttkisson is honest and straight forward. You can’t tell by her tweets or reports her political leanings. MSM needs more like her.
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) March 10, 2014
@SharylAttkisson I would love for you to join the Washington Examiner's Watchdog investigative reporting team. Coffee?
— mtapscott (@mtapscott) March 10, 2014
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