Fired '60 Minutes' Reporter Cecilia Vega Claims 'MAGA-Friendly' Network Bosses Tried to Influence Coverage

Former ABC 7 Correspondent Cecilia Vega Says Before Her Firing From '60 Minutes,' She Was Asked to Report Lies

In her first public comments since being fired from 60 Minutes, Cecilia Vega says that the new management at CBS News under Bari Weiss engaged in some very shady pressure campaigns to slant the news toward Trump-world talking points.

Former correspondent details claims of meddling at ‘60 Minutes’

In an interview, ex-“60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega described pressure from CBS executives to insert what she said was political bias into three segments.

Cry Me a River: Vega Says She’s ‘Scared’ to Talk About ‘Stitches’ Left by CBS Firing

Cry Me a River: Vega Says She’s ‘Scared’ to Talk About ‘Stitches’ Left by CBS Firing Screenshot via CBS/Snapstream Former CBS’s 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega came off like an eye-roll-inducing drama lama on Thursday night in her first set of extended comments since she was fired on May 28 as part of reshuffling inside the liberal newsmagazine, insisting “the stitches” are “still fresh’ and she’s “scared to be talking” given what’s “at st…

Fired ‘60 Minutes’ Reporter Says CBS Bosses Asked Her To Cover News ‘That Never Happened’

Cecilia Vega says she still hasn’t been given a reason for her May dismissal: “It’s not that I just lost a job. There is a lot at stake.”

Fired '60 Minutes' Reporter Cecilia Vega Claims 'MAGA-Friendly' Network Bosses Tried to Influence Coverage

Cecilia Vega was fired from '60 Minutes' — but she didn't leave without calling out the network's recent bias.

Cecilia Vega Claims That CBS Brass Sought To Insert Bias In Stories

Vega, fired from "60 Minutes," detailed her claims at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference.