The Elf — Has No Shelf

By Sundance

Elf on the Shelf, Catherine Herridge, has been released from employment with CBS as a round of job terminations and cost-cutting initiatives have been triggered. Many people liked Elf on the Shelf Herridge, and she seemed to do a better job than normal given her position(s) inside the machinery.

However, I lost most of my respect for Herridge about 4 years ago, and eventually just considered her another pretender. CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews reportedly fired Herridge.

New York Post – Sources said CBS News’ Washington bureau, where Herridge covered national security and intelligence, was hit particularly hard. 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. (read more)