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controversial decision To pull a planned 60 minutes Section But A brutal Salvadoran prison CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss wrote in an email to staff on Christmas Eve that where the US has sent migrants, it was important to “earn back” the trust of Americans who have no trust in the media. Independent,
,[S]sometimes it means holding a piece Regarding an important topic to ensure it is comprehensive and fair,” the message reads.
Weiss He added that “in our inverted moment,” this commitment to fairness “may seem radical” and “will certainly seem controversial to people who are used to doing things one way,” but that “any kind of outcry – whether from activist organizations or the White House” should not deter him.
As Independent Weiss’s decision is reported to hold. Section on editorial concernsWhich came after going through several layers of review, “Rebellion“In the newsroom.
An employee told, his Christmas message Independent only in text message added to the movement,
“She really has no idea how abusive she is,” the person said.
Independent CBS News has contacted and 60 minutes For comment.
The controversy regarding this section has gained political significance.
Critics argue that the decision is a sign of political pressure on Weiss and CBS News from the Trump administration.
Weiss, who had no previous TV news experience, was Installed as new editor Following a contentious merger process over the summer, this fall CBS of news CBS parent company Paramount, what happened recently Lawsuit against Trump settled 60 minutesand Skydance, founded by David Ellison, son of billionaire tech mogul and Trump supporter larry ellison,
President Donald Trump has been continuously criticizing 60 minutesEven after coming under new ownership.
“I like the new owners of CBS,” Trump said at Friday’s rally. “However, something happens to them. 60 minutes “Under the new ownership I’ve been treated even worse… They keep hitting me, it’s crazy.”
Reporter Sharyn Alfonsi, who interviewed prisoners about the abuse they experienced Suffered within the walls of CECOTaccused top Trump officials of dodging their requests for comment on the story to avoid deportation investigations into El Salvador, in which hundreds of people, many Without clear evidence of criminal record or previous wrongdoingssent to CECOT without testingWhere the men said they were tortured.
“Government silence is a statement, not a veto. The refusal to interview him is a tactical move designed to debunk the story,” Alfonsi said in an email. 60 minutes Employee.
He added, “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a legitimate reason for bumping a story, then we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, a key architect of the Trump administration’s deportation action, said he was not aware of efforts to reach the administration for this story and has called for 60 minutes in fire Any dissenting producer.
“Every single one of those producers 60 minutes Those engaged in this insurrection – clean out the houses and burn them down, that’s what I say,” Miller fumed Tuesday evening. Fox News.
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“He rejected what I said.”60 minutes The producers are trying to make us feel sympathy for these monsters, living in the comfort and safety of their west end condo.
Weiss has publicly defended his handling of the segment, which he reportedly expressed concerns that it did not provide enough new information and did not go far enough to “present the administration’s arguments.”
,[H]“Old stories that aren’t ready for whatever reason – like they lack enough context, or that they lack critical voices – happen every day in every newsroom,” he said. new York Times Over the weekend, he said he was “looking forward to broadcasting this important piece of work when it is ready.”
In a leaked version of that segment Briefly broadcast on a Canadian news appCECOT detainees described enduring physical and psychological abuse inside the mega-prison.