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>> more with my conversation with the woman that quit cbs news, sharyl attkisson. >> you left in part to write this book which is called "st e "stonewalled." what are the forces of destruction and intimidation? >> any journalist who has been covering washington for a few years would agree. they have agreed over the unprecedented secrecy and lack of responses and so on that there are-dr there is pressure coming to bear on journalists for just doing their job in ways that have never come to bear before. there have always been tensions and calls from the white house under any administration when ...

Broadcast producers who don't really want to deal with the headache of it, why put on these controversial stories that we'll have to fight people on, when we can fill the broadcast with other perfectly decent stories that don't ruffle the same feathers. martha: wow. very explosive over the weekend. jess a can ehrlich and democratic strategist. katie pavlich, editor of townhall.com news and fox news contributor. welcome to you both ladies. good to have you here. jessica, let me start with you, really stunning statements by sharyl attkisson here. what is your response? >> well, i think it is alw...

Successful in getting broadcast producers who don't really want to deal with the headache of it, why put on these controversial stories that we are going to have to fight people on when we can fill the broadcast with other perfectly decent stories that don't ruffle the same feathers. >> so you are saying that you and other journalists have made these observations. are you saying you personally got pushback from the obama administration and white house officials or they went over your head and tried to apply pressure to your boss sns. >> both. they worked through you me and they often went over...

Says the network wasn't interested in reporting critical information about obama. she distinguished herself at cbs reporting on scandals like fast and furious an of course benghazi. she also says the obama administration tried to stifle reporters more than she had ever seen before. >> it is particularly aggressive under the obama administration. it is a campaign that's very well organized, that's designed to have sort of a chilling effect and to some degree has been somewhat successful in getting broadcast producers who don't really want to deal with the headache of it. why put on these contro...