In tandem with the newly appointed president, David Rhodes, Fager would head CBS News while continuing to executive produce 60 Minutes.

[7] On January 1, 2015, Fager stepped down as chairman but continued in his executive producer role of 60 Minutes until his 2018 departure from CBS News.

David Rhodes continued to serve as President of the CBS News Division.

[9] In 2018, nineteen current and former CBS employees told The New Yorker that Fager allowed harassment in the news division.

[15] The text read "Be careful, There are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me, and if you pass on these damaging claims without your own reporting to back them up, that will become a serious problem.