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Media executive's resignation foreshadows increasing threat to the 1st Amendment

An L.A. Times reader expresses worry over the departure of a '60 Minutes' executive who did not want to cave to Trump's demands.

To the editor : I have watched “60 Minutes” faithfully throughout its 57-year history (“ ‘60 Minutes’ executive producer Bill Owens resigns, ” April 22). If it caves to a frivolous lawsuit, then I will not only lose even more respect for the news media than the considerable amount I have lost already, but I also will have an even greater fear than I have for the sustainability of the freedom of the press and the other rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Ronald Webster, Long Beach.