Former CBS Reporter to Testify to House Panel on Alleged Censorship of Hunter Biden Laptop Story
• Catherine Herridge, an ex-CBS News correspondent, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about her controversial firing from CBS in February 2022.
• Herridge is known for breaking stories about the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, which CBS executives allegedly discouraged her from covering.
• The hearing will also include testimony from a SAG-AFTRA representative and former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson about press freedoms and journalistic independence.
• Questions remain about why CBS seized Herridge's confidential source materials when she left the network.
• The hearing will highlight the importance of press shield laws that protect reporters from revealing sources.