By Social Links for Alexandra Steigrad
Published Feb. 13, 2024, 2:43 p.m. ET
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Among the other Washington casualties, sources said, was CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues, who was subjected to HR probes over his workplace behavior, including an alleged incident in which he dressed down a female colleague in a “20-minute rant.”
When the incident was investigated in 2021, insiders said, Ciprian-Matthews — who insiders have accused of promoting minorities while unfairly sidelining white journalists — attempted to “blame” the female correspondent and eventually gave Pegues a promotion.
That’s despite prior allegations that Pegues had been “lashing out” and “bullying” younger female reporters who “outworked” him, a former CBS manager told The Post.
“She got rid of her enemies under the guise of budget cuts,” one source said of Ciprian-Matthews after Tuesday’s layoffs. “She cleared the deck and she had to sacrifice some others like Pegues.”
The Post reached out to Ciprian-Matthews for comment.
Wendy McMahon, Ciprian-Matthews’ boss, had defended the executive over her handling of the HR probe involving Pegues.
“Any claims of discriminatory behavior are simply false,” McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News, Stations and CBS Media Ventures, told The Post at the time.
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