Fired CBS Journalist To Testify Next Week

Catherine Herridge, the acclaimed investigative journalist and former CBS News correspondent, is set to break her silence before the House Judiciary Committee. 

She will testify next week regarding the still-murky circumstances surrounding her exit from CBS News1. The potentially explosive hearing, titled “Fighting for a Free Press: Protecting Journalists and their Sources,” will take place at 9:30 a.m. on April 11. 

Alongside Herridge, Mary Cavallaro, SAG-AFTRA’s chief news and broadcast officer, will discuss the union’s negotiations with CBS to return Herridge’s confidential materials after her termination. 

Additionally, former CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson will testify about claims that CBS killed stories critical of then-President Barack Obama. 

The House Judiciary Committee Chair, Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), demanded CBS provide information about the file seizure by March 1. While CBS insisted the episode was not unusual, questions remain about why they held Herridge’s files. Herridge’s testimony comes amidst her ongoing First Amendment case, closely watched by journalists nationwide.