Catherine Herridge is reportedly in talks to join X (formerly known as Twitter) in some type of investigative unit that she would head up and create.
She met with X’s CEO earlier this month after being unjustly fired by CBS News.
Here’s more from the New York Post:
Former CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge is in talks to join X, The Post has learned.
The award-winning journalist — who was controversially fired by CBS News in February in a round of layoffs by corporate parent Paramount — met with X CEO Linda Yaccarino at The Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC earlier this month, according to a source with knowledge.
The talks have been described as “preliminary.” A potential deal could see Herridge — known for her aggressive reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop scandal — helm an investigative unit that she could help put together, according to a source close to the situation.
“We are in discussions with many content creators who are interested in joining X in various ways. Catherine Herridge is a great journalist who strongly supports free speech,” X said in a statement, declining to comment further.
Herridge — who also is embroiled in a First Amendment case that’s being closely watched by journalists nationwide — declined to comment.
“Herridge is weighing a number of opportunities,” a source told The Post.
X has been trying to build a high-profile roster of journalists to bring to its platform. It hired former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, and hired ex-CNN host Don Lemon. Lemon’s agreement with the platform was canceled by X boss Elon Musk, however, following a contentious interview with him earlier this month.
Lemon continues to post episodes of his show on X and YouTube, but viewership has cratered from his first buzzy interview with the Tesla CEO.
As for Herridge, joining X could give the journalist freedom to pursue a variety of stories. Sources told The Post at the time, that the Herridge had run into “internal roadblocks” on her reporting of Biden’s laptop from top brass at CBS.
If Herridge joins X, I hope she’s able to keep the high profile that she had at both Fox News and CBS News.