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Sharyn Alfonsi Worries Openly About Her Future at CBS News' 60 Minutes'

Variety·Brian Steinberg·about 1 month ago
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The Ridenhour Prize is given each year for displaying courage via journalism, but one of its new recipients on Thursday night showed a little concern about her future. After receiving one of the awards Thursday night in Washington D.C. — they are given to candidates “who persevere in acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society” — “ 60 Minutes ” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told an assembled crowd that “My hope recently has been that I still have a job,” according to remarks chronicled by The Guardian, adding: “And every morning I wake up to another headline that says I’ve been fired.” Alfonsi, who in TV-news circles has not been known for being a difficult employee or vocal detractor of her employers, has been under a microscope as of late. In December, a “60 Minutes” report she had spent weeks preparing that examined Venezuelan men deported by the U.S.…

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