Former CBS News reporter Kathryn Herridge, whose investigation into the Hunter Biden laptop scandal drew controversy from the network in February, launched the newsletter on Thursday.
The award-winning investigative journalist began reporting for Elon Musk-owned We are expanding the scope of our activities.
Newsletter This includes her latest research and analysis of current events, as well as updates on her reporting and a forum where subscribers can interact directly with journalists.
“This is the same standard and same quality of work that I was doing at CBS News. I'm just telling stories that haven't been told before,” Herridge told the Post.
The veteran journalist said the weekly newsletter will initially be free, but there will eventually be a subscription fee, which has not yet been decided.
“It's been 37 years since I've had this much direct interaction with people who have watched me on TV for years,” she said.
she first report “For X” is a story about a 24-year-old soldier who suffers from a “debilitating heart condition” linked to an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and racks up more than $70,000 in medical debt. Ta.
Herridge unearthed military records and found that soldiers' heart damage was linked to complications from the vaccine.
Herridge said that after the report was published in X, the military promised to pay some of the soldiers' medical bills and recoup some of the money owed.
she secondary investigation He also addressed the border crisis and alleged violations of federal law by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the subsequent retaliation against whistleblowers who exposed the violations.
The exposure that Mr. Herridge's reporting on X has already received has exceeded the ratings of the struggling CBS Evening News.
According to X, Herridge's initial report received 3.4 million views and her border investigation received more than 24 million views.
“The story had the same impact on X as it had on CBS News,” Herridge said, with the difference being that “we're reaching a larger, more diverse audience on X.” added.
“If you have to choose between 4.5 million views and 24 million views for the Evening News, you have to choose 24 million engagements. That's where viewership is growing today. Because it is.”
The high viewership numbers may feel like a kind of vindication to Herridge, who faced obstacles from CBS News bosses over his coverage of Hunter Biden.
Things took a strange turn in February when Herridge was fired as part of a major layoff initiated by CBS parent Paramount.
Her personal files in her office were seized by the network, leading to an investigation by the House Judiciary Committee.
After pushback from the Herridge union, the files were returned.
Herridge's fans are hoping the journalist spills the beans on what happened with the laptop report and whether it was blocked by CBS News executives in the fall of 2020.
She declined to comment on this touchy subject, but did offer an opinion on her second act as an independent journalist.
“There's an earthquake in the market right now. The data is incontrovertible,” she said, referring to plummeting TV ratings and rising social media viewership. “We need to make these transitions.”
