‘X’ MAY MARK SPOT
New Herridge gig?
Former CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge is in talks to join X, The Post has learned.
The award-winning journalist, who was laid off in February by corporate parent Paramount Global, met with X CEO Linda Yaccarino at The Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC, this month, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
The talks have been described as “preliminary.” A potential deal could see Herridge (inset), 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 also had hired exCNN host Don Lemon, but that agreement was canceled by X boss Elon Musk following a contentious Lemon interview with Musk 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 Herridge had run into “internal roadblocks” on her reporting of Biden’s laptop computer from top brass at CBS.
Herridge found herself in the headlines after the Tiffany Network initially refused to return her personal files upon her departure.
In an uncharacteristic move, the network held on to Herridge’s files — which contained confidential information on high-profile stories, sources and her First Amendment lawsuit — for roughly two weeks.