Former CBS News senior correspondent Katherine Herridge is in talks to join X, the Post has learned.
Sources say the award-winning journalist, who was controversially fired by CBS News in February due to layoffs by parent company Paramount, was interviewed by X’s CEO ( CEO) Linda Yaccarino.
The talks are described as “preliminary”. A potential agreement would see Herridge, known for her aggressive reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, lead the investigative unit, and she could help form it, according to people close to the matter. It is said that there is.
“We are in discussions with a number of content creators who are interested in joining X in a variety of ways. Katherine Herridge is a great journalist who strongly supports free speech,” X said in a statement. and declined to comment further.
Herridge, who is also embroiled in a First Amendment lawsuit that has been closely watched by journalists across the country, declined to comment.
“Mr. Herridge is considering a number of opportunities,” a source told the Post.
X is looking to build a roster of prominent journalists to join its platform. It hired former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and former CNN host Don Lemon. However, Lemon’s contract with the platform was canceled by X Company president Elon Musk following a controversial interview earlier this month.
Lemon continues to post episodes of the show on X and YouTube, and viewership has skyrocketed since his first high-profile interview with the Tesla CEO.
As for Mr. Herridge, joining Company X could give journalists the freedom to pursue different stories. Sources told the Post at the time that Herridge encountered an “internal failure” from upper management at CBS over his reporting on Biden’s laptop.
Herridge, who was fired from CBS last month amid a major purge at parent company Paramount Global, was in the spotlight after Tiffany Networks refused to return her personal files upon her departure.
In an unusual move, the network continued to hold on to Mr. Herridge’s files, which included high-profile articles, sources and confidential information about First Amendment cases, for about two weeks.
Although CBS claimed no one had seen her documents, the episode sparked outrage from both the union representing journalists and the House Judiciary Committee.
Agreement between platform and former CNN anchor. Instagram/Don Lemon Official
CBS returned the merchandise after unions put pressure on the network, but the House Judiciary Committee is considering an investigation into the matter.
Sources have speculated since her departure that Herridge’s departure and document retention may be retaliatory, as the correspondent launched an investigation into CBS News president Ingrid Cyprian-Matthews, who approved her firing in 2021. There is.
Herridge is currently facing a decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to hold her in contempt for withholding the names of sources for an investigative article she wrote while working for Fox News seven years ago. is appealing against.
