Key Points Paramount boss David Ellison promised to respect the editorial independence of 60 Minutes , Lesley Stahl says. The CBS News journalist relayed Ellison's message to staff during a morale-boo...
06.10.2026 yahoo.com , aol.comKey Points Bari Weiss' reign over 60 Minutes has incensed former staffers. Several spoke out against her in a new series of interviews. The controversy stemmed over reported editorial changes and firi...
06.11.2026 Yahoo.comScott Pelley’s firing from 60 Minutes has already become one of the biggest stories of the 2026 TV schedule, and the longtime CBS News veteran is not backing away from his criticism of the network’s n...
06.07.2026 Yahoo.com and 1 sites
One recurring charge leveled by ousted 60 Minutes correspondents is that the Bari Weiss-led regime at CBS News has tried to inject political bias into their coverage. Cecilia Vega, who was fired on Ma...
06.07.2026 Nymag.com and 2 sites
While the smoke has begun to clear at '60 Minutes' after three correspondents were fired, CBS News leadership now faces the challenge of finding journalists who can fill their shoes just three months before a new season starts. The venerable news magazine was plunged into crisis last week as longtime correspondent Scott Pelley confronted management about the May 28 firings of his colleagues Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega along with the program's executive producer Tanya Simon and her second-in-...
06.11.2026 Latimes.com and 4 sitesFormer 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft believes the clock is running out on Bari Weiss’s tenure leading CBS News. Another tumultuous week at the network under Weiss’s leadership led to the firing...
06.11.2026 Mediaite.com and 1 sites
Former Fox & Friends anchor and The View personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck is testing out a new role under the MAGA-coded CBS News boss Bari Weiss’s media umbrella. The MAGA television personality and ...
06.12.2026 Thedailybeast.com
CBS employees have come up with a nickname for one of the most tumultuous days at the historic network in recent memory. Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss made waves when, on May 28, she fired several promin...
06.12.2026 Thedailybeast.com
Veteran journalists braced for change when David Ellison took control of CBS and installed conservative Bari Weiss as editor in chief of the news division, but six former staffers revealed they should...
06.11.2026 Rawstory.com and 2 sitesCBS News fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley last week following alleged clashes with management. Like Pelley, the firing itself wasn’t particularly interesting. Advertisement It was the reaction that stood out. Most notable about the connipt...
06.10.2026 Hotair.com