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After a week that saw the termination of the firing of correspondent Scott Pelley, and both the news division and the long-running news magazine being dragged into the spotlight in ways they would not prefer, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and 60 Minutes EP Nick Bilton actually got a little good news heading into the weekend[...]

The good news for CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and 60 Minutes EP Nick Bilton? Correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim have decided to stay with the long-running news magazine as it readies for Season 59 The bad news? After the firing of correspondent Scott Pelley and a number of others, and with the[...]

The fallout over the firing of CBS's 60 Minutes longtime correspondent Scott Pelley over his calling out CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, new EP Nick Bilton, and the direction they're taking the news magazine and division (check out the full recap) continues Earlier today, Bilton sent out a new memo to staff in an effort[...]

UPDATE II: Not long after CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss addressed the firing of CBS's 60 Minutes longtime correspondent Scott Pelley on a conference call with staff earlier today, Pelley issued a statement to The New York Times effectively accusing Weiss of lying, writing that she "knows what she said is not true." Joined by[...]

UPDATE: CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss addressed the firing of CBS's 60 Minutes longtime correspondent Scott Pelley on a conference call with staff on Wednesday morning Joined by CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, Weiss claimed that Pelley broke "that foundation" of "trust and mutual respect" on Monday with his exchange with new EP Nick Bilton[...]

In a statement released late on Tuesday, Pelley called out CBS News brass for the layoffs and changes that have taken place with the long-running news magazine, saying they were "casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration." Pelley goes on to accuse leadership of instructing him "to[...]

On Monday, new EP Nick Bilton (with CBS News Managing Editor Charles Forelle joining him) introduced himself to CBS News' 60 Minutes staff The meeting did not go well, with longtime correspondent Scott Pelley making his feelings known on a number of issues, including his view of CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss as "murdering" the[...]

Amid a wave of firings and expected changes at the long-running news magazine that included the firings of Executive Producer Tanya Simon, Executive Editor Draggan Mihailovich, and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, new EP Nick Bilton introduced himself to CBS News' 60 Minutes staff If he was looking for some honest feedback from those[...]

The bad news continues to roll for CBS News – but this time, it's not about CBS Evening News ratings (more on that below) In a memo earlier today, Editor in Chief Bari Weiss and President/Executive Editor Tom Cibrowski announced a new round of layoffs that will reportedly affect 6% of the workforce (approximately 60[...]

UPDATE: An hour before the newsmagazine was set to hit screens, CBS News' 60 Minutes confirmed via social media that "Inside CECOT" will air during tonight's episode Here's a rundown of tonight's segments: MINNEAPOLIS – Cecilia Vega reports on rising tensions following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. INSIDE CECOT – Sharyn Alfonsi[...]

Nearly a month after CBS News Chief of Staff Bari Weiss pulled a segment from the long-running news program that was critical of the Trump Administration, only hours before it was set to air, reports are that CBS's 60 Minutes will finally air "Inside CECOT," according to CNN's Brian Stelter At the time of this[...]

The decision came as Dokoupil and CBS News head Bari Weiss have taken some heat for how they've rolled out their new vision for the long-running evening news program With that in mind, we checked out Dokoupil's first outing to get a sense of what we can expect In the interest of fairness, I understand that[...]

If you thought what CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has been doing with 60 Minutes is… "something"… just wait until you see what Weiss and anchor Tony Dokoupil have in store for CBS Evening News beginning this Monday On Thursday, the news organization posted a video of Dokoupil pretty much verbally dumping a steaming pile[...]

Well, think of a current segment of the Stranger Things 5 "fanbase" and the Bari Weiss-run CBS News as the "chocolate" and "peanut butter" in this scenario – except it "tastes" like crap, leave a lot of folks feeling annoyed, and makes it so that no one is having a good time. Stranger Things 5 (Image:[...]

The growing controversy surrounding CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss' decision to pull a segment critical of the Trump Administration from this past Sunday night's episode of 60 Minutes has taken a very interesting turn – one that's both surprising and not surprising In the segment, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi spoke with several Venezuelan individuals who were[...]

UPDATE: Only hours before a segment criticizing the Trump Administration's handling of Venezuelan individuals who were detained in El Salvador's CECOT was set to air on CBS News' 60 Minutes, the segment was pulled and listed as airing during a "future broadcast." Shortly after, it was reported from a CBS News representative that the segment[...]

In terms of POTUS Donald Trump's $10B lawsuit against the news magazine and network and Trump's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) demanding it, CBS News' 60 Minutes wanted to make clear that they have nothing to hide Earlier today, the news program posted online all of the materials that it handed over to the FCC –[...]

Episcopal bishop, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, had some words for Donald Trump during an interfaith ceremony earlier today.