Six '60 Minutes' Senior Staffers Fired by CBS News Editor Bari Weiss Amid Internal Turmoil
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Marlow Stern
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Summary
The article reports on mass layoffs at CBS News' "60 Minutes" program, where six senior producers and correspondents were fired by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. The firings follow Weiss's previous clashes with staff over reporting, including a dispute about a segment on Venezuelan migrants. Former staffers criticize Weiss's leadership and the damage inflicted on the program's reputation.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledStaffers have taken to calling it 'Black Thursday.'
The firings were carried out by Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, who'd clashed with Alfonsi in December over her '60 Minutes' report 'Inside CECOT.'
As Bari Weiss lays waste to '60 Minutes,' six former staffers sound off on the damage she's inflicted upon the crown jewel of CBS News.
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