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Student journalist blasts CBS News as ‘stain’ on Mike Wallace’s legacy during emotional scholarship speech

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The Independent UK

CBS student scholarship winner hits out at network during News Emmys: ‘Direction stains legacy of Mike Wallace’

The student journalist also claims that ‘corporate elites’ are taking ‘hold over the very pipes through which our information flows’

The Independent UK

Why Did Sharyn Alfonsi Leave CBS? Real Reason Behind Her '60 Minutes' Exit After Explosive Editorial Dispute

Sharyn Alfonsi exits CBS News after a dispute over a Salvadoran prison report, sparking debate on editorial independence and political influence within the network.

International Business Times UK

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CBS officially fires 60 Minutes reporter who went scorched earth on Bari Weiss early in the week: report

Sharyn Alfonsi’s contract expired over the weekend, making her an at-will employee until she was fired, according to a report

The Independent UK

60 Minutes journalist accuses CBS News of penalizing her after contract not renewed

Sharyn Alfonsi confirms contract expiration after decrying network over ‘the spread of corporate meddling’ last month

The Guardian - US

CBS News insiders fear Bari Weiss will soon enact ‘massive changes’ to 60 Minutes

With layoffs widely expected and editorial tensions deepening, correspondents await a post-season shakeup

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss wants ‘MAGA-coded’ CBS News anchor for 60 Minutes shake-up in latest network overhaul: report

Word of the overhaul comes after a report that Weiss personally booked Sunday's interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and passed over 60 Minutes veteran Lesley Stahl for the assignment

The Independent UK

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CBS reporter publicly shreds Bari Weiss takeover as spreading ‘corporate meddling and editorial fear’

60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi clashed with Weiss last year over her report on migrants deported to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison

The Independent UK

First Thing: Trump doubles down on rift with Germany, Italy and Spain amid war on Iran

The US president has criticised the German chancellor and raised the prospect of pulling US troops from Italy and Spain. Plus, 10 lessons on ending the fossil fuel era

The Guardian - UK

60 Minutes journalist decries ‘spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear’ at CBS News

Sharyn Alfonsi, whose report on Cecot prison was pulled by Bari Weiss, admits uncertainty over her future at network

The Guardian - US

Another CBS Show May Deal With Major Layoffs After Head Honcho Allegedly Thinks It Has Gone 'Soft'

Huge changes could be on the way for a longtime show on the network.

Cinemablend

‘Mushy’ Bari Weiss announces she’s pausing her ‘Honestly’ podcast ‘for a few short months’

‘If I sound mushy right now, it’s because I love making this show, and I’m not done making it,’ Bari Weiss declared in her announcement.

The Independent UK

‘60 Minutes’ broadcast with delayed ‘Inside CECOT’ report pulls in abysmal ratings against NFL playoffs

Critics have said that CBS News and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss were looking to bury the controversially delayed report on a broadcast that was always going to pull low ratings

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss ‘expressed significant frustration’ with ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent during private briefings with reporters

‘She is so out of her depth it’s astounding. Her inexperience is on full display,’ one network reporter said of Bari Weiss. “How long must we endure this fiasco?’

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

CBS finally airs 60 Minutes segment on Venezuelan prisoners sent to Cecot in El Salvador

The segment, reported by Sharyn Alfonsi, was supposed to air on 21 December but was pulled by editor in chief Bari Weiss

The Independent UK

‘60 Minutes’ segment controversially spiked by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss finally airs

The story features exclusive interviews with Venezuelan men deported to the brutal prison by Donald Trump’s administration

The Guardian - US

‘Blood in the water’: Bari Weiss’s chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News

Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show

The Independent UK

CBS News veterans urge David Ellison to protect 60 Minutes from Bari Weiss’ ‘editorial interference’

‘Weiss’ last-minute proposal that the story be delayed until it included a White House official, despite reported efforts by the 60 Minutes team to get comment from the Administration, was inappropriate,’ the letter states

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International Business Times UK

CBS Under Fire For 'Censoring Itself' Just to 'Please' Trump on 60 Minutes Cecot Pullout

CBS News is under scrutiny after shelving a 60 Minutes investigation into Trump-era deportations to an El Salvador prison, prompting accusations of censorship and political influence.

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss defends decision to pull 60 Minutes episode on El Salvador prison

CBS News editor-in-chief argues in memo that network’s priority was ‘comprehensive and fair’ coverage

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss drops Christmas Eve email to staff defending ‘60 Minutes’ decision to ‘win back’ Americans’ trust in the press

Over the weekend, Weiss intervened shortly before airtime to pull a planned ‘60 Minutes’ segment on CECOT, the notorious Salvadoran prison where the U.S. has sent hundreds of migrants without due process

The Independent UK

‘Fire Them!’ Stephen Miller demands CBS remove ‘60 Minutes’ producers over Salvadoran prison story

Controversial CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled the segment and reportedly requested a new cut include a fresh interview with Miller

Reason

5 Things You Should Know About the Latest Bari Weiss 60 Minutes Controversy

Is Bari Weiss censoring 60 Minutes or improving its output?

The Independent UK

‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says Bari Weiss needs to take her job ‘more seriously’ amid CECOT story fiasco

‘It’s not a part-time job,” Scott Pelley said during a Monday afternoon meeting.

The Guardian - US

Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy

Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchy

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