Ex-'60 Minutes' Staffers Slam Bari Weiss' Changes: 'Facelift with a F---Ing Machete'
Former staffers say the changes have cut seven of 10 correspondents and raised fears that editorial control could shift further under David Ellison.
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Veteran '60 Minutes' Star Has 'A Feeling' About Bari Weiss' Future — And She Won't Like It
"I hope it’s going to come to an end, but I don’t have a great deal of confidence in Bari Weiss to do what she says that she’s going to do,” the "60 Minute" veteran said of the recent turmoil.
Former '60 Minutes' correspondent speculates Bari Weiss' days are numbered
Under conservative editor Bari Weiss's eight-month leadership at CBS News, the top-rated "60 Minutes" program has lost seven of its 10 correspondents and seen its editorial independence severely compromised through alleged political interference. On May 28 — dubbed "Black Thursday" by staff — Weiss fired correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, executive producer Tanya Simon, and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich in a single sweep, rep…
Elite Media Tantrums Over ’60 Minutes’ Changes Demonstrate How Clueless They Are
When America’s media elites deign to allow the hoi polloi a brief glimpse behind the sacred curtain, they come off just as clueless and out of touch as we thought they were. That’s my take on the recent brouhaha over firings at CBS News, which were triggered by staff rebellions over the management of its new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss. Weiss, who exited The New York Times years ago because she wouldn’t bow to the incessant demands of woke fello…
Ex-60 Minutes Staffers Excoriate Bari Weiss For Taking a ‘F*cking Machete’ to Show In Bruising New Report
(Sipa via AP Images) Variety’s Marlow Stern published a scathing report on Thursday, chock-full of quotes from former 60 Minutes producers and executives blasting Bari Weiss and her headline-grabbing tenure running CBS News, which oversees the storied news magazine program. Stern spoke to six former 60 Minutes staffers, including a 30-year veteran of the program and former correspondent, Steve Kroft. Kroft left the show in 2019 and pulled no pun…
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