Undermining the legitimacy of recent personnel decisions at CBS News
[moral_framing], [framing_by_emphasis]: The repeated emphasis on lack of explanation for firings ('no explanation has ever been offered') and the description of ousted staff as 'principled, fair and honest' frames the dismissals as arbitrary and illegitimate.
“As far as we can tell – because no explanation has ever been offered – they were expelled because they fought for our 60 Minutes values and stood up to protect our independence and integrity.”
