Their statement went on to say that they’re “hardly leaving investigative journalism” just because they’re leaving ABC; if they aired any dirty laundry and complained about ABC News, it wouldn’t help them land jobs elsewhere.
In a joint statement from Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz, they said that they “decided to pack up and move on from ABC News” and described ABC News as “an organization that has meant so much for us.”
The statement points toward an amiable separation between the journalists and the network, although revealing any bad blood wouldn’t be in Ross and Schwartz’ best interest.
Then again, maybe everything really was amiable between all parties.