‘60 Minutes’ story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada and instantly spread across the web
Bari Weiss halted a 60 Minutes report on migrant mistreatment at El Salvador’s CECOT prison, citing lack of new reporting and official interviews amid merger-related political pressure.
- CBS news program '60 Minutes' shelved a story critical of former President Trump, with staff objecting that the decision was political rather than editorial.
- The shelved story was about Trump-approved merger between Paramount and Skydance, as well as a report on El Salvador's prison system that made the White House 'look bad'.
- Staff accused CBS's new leadership, put in place after the merger, of censoring the story due to corporate influence and threats from Trump.
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Pulled '60 Minutes' segment surfaces on web with Canadian broadcaster's branding
A segment of the American news program “60 Minutes,” pulled by CBS News prior to its U.S. airing, began circulating online Monday with the branding of Canadian broadcaster Global TV. Multiple media reports say the program was uploaded to StackTV, Global’s streaming platform, though it was not available to watch as of late Monday. Global […]
INTERESTING TIMES: CBS Evening News Reports ‘60 Minutes’ Kerfufflev
INTERESTING TIMES: CBS Evening News Reports ‘60 Minutes’ Kerfufflev The firestorm over the editorial decision made by CBS News to pull a 60 Minutes segment on migrant detentions at CECOT, the notorious Salvadoran prison, rages on. The controversy has now spilled over to the CBS Evening News, which aired a report on the growing scandal. Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on Monday, December 22nd, 2025: JERICKA DUNCAN: Well, now to a sto…
‘60 Minutes’ segment controversially axed by CBS News boss Bari Weiss appears to leak
The recently installed editor’s decision to pull a story on Venezuelans the U.S. deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process has the staff ready to ‘revolt,’ sources told The Independent
CBS Spikes 60 Minutes Segment on El Salvador Detention Center, Triggering Internal Backlash
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on alleged abuse at a Salvadoran prison housing Venezuelan deportees just 36 hours before airtime, prompting correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi to call the decision political rather than editorial in an internal email. The post CBS Spikes 60 Minutes Segment on El Salvador Detention Center, Triggering Internal Backlash appeared first on Breitbart.
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