Turmoil at CBS News after Bari Weiss pulls a “60 Minutes” segment
Staff questioned the new editor in chief’s decision to hold the report.
From The Times
December 23, 2025

CBS News remained roiled by fallout from the decision by its new editor in chief, Bari Weiss, to abruptly postpone a segment of Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes” that was critical of the Trump administration. Several veteran correspondents questioned Weiss’s decision to hold the report.

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“She needs to take her job a little bit more seriously,” Scott Pelley said. →

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