As we reported, the head honcho at CBS News, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, pulled a 60 Minutes story about illegal aliens Sunday night, and the folks on the left are losing their minds.
The piece was supposed to be about the treatment of illegal aliens in the CECOT prison in El Salvador. 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi complained in an email that leaked out to the public that it was more of a "political call" than an editorial decision to kill the story.
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But editor in chief Bari Weiss nuked the whining, saying the piece wasn't ready.
Statement from CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss:
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) December 22, 2025
"My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be. Holding stories that aren’t ready for whatever reason — that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they are missing critical voices — happens… https://t.co/hTqRkM2X04
My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be. Holding stories that aren’t ready for whatever reason — that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they are missing critical voices — happens every day in every newsroom. I look forward to airing this important piece when it’s ready.
She also provided more information in a call with the staff.
Weiss addressed the backlash during a network-wide editorial call, saying she held the segment because “we simply need to do more,” according to a recording reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. [....]
She said the only newsroom she wants to run is one where editors can have “contentious disagreements” while assuming “the best intent” of colleagues — an implicit criticism of “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.
“The only newsroom that I’m interested in running is one where we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest editorial matters and do so with respect and crucially where we assume the best intent of our colleagues,” Weiss said on the editorial call on Monday.
She didn't like that they hadn't gotten a comment from the Trump administration, although Alfonsi said they had reached out.
The Times reported that Weiss first reviewed the segment Thursday and requested numerous changes over the following days, including asking producers to seek a fresh interview with White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller or another senior Trump administration official.
Weiss also raised concerns about referring to the deported Venezuelans as “migrants,” noting they were in the US illegally, people familiar with the discussions told the Times.
Ooh, that last part is really going to make the left nuts. But I love it. It's about time someone went after liberal media for this effort to change the language to support their narrative. They aren't "migrants," and they aren't "undocumented," and much of the liberal media wants to hide the illegality behind these terms. Could there be a reset to reality coming?
Weiss said there had already been reporting on CECOT by the New York Times, and it was critical to do more to get the principals on the record.
“To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else,” Weiss said on Monday.
“That is my North Star and I hope it’s the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
Oh my gosh, journalism, and what more are you adding to the question, rather than just pushing the Democratic narrative?
What a nice thing to see.
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