CBS News “crossed a red line” when it seized her reporting records, veteran investigative journalist Catherine Herridge says.
Herridge testified before Congress Thursday in support of legislation to protect journalists and their sources. Her testimony comes about two months after CBS News fired Herridge as senior investigative correspondent and seized her files.
“CBS News locked me out of the building and seized hundreds of pages of my reporting files, including confidential source information,” Herridge told the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and limited government.
“Multiple sources said they were concerned that by working with me to expose government corruption and misconduct, they would be identified and exposed,” she testified. “I pushed back, and with the public support of my union, SAG-AFTRA, the records were returned”…
