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22.12.25 - 16:30
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Journo Freaks Out After Bari Weiss Spikes ′60 Minutes′ Segment On El Salvador Prison (ZeroHedge)
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Journo Freaks Out After Bari Weiss Spikes '60 Minutes' Segment On El Salvador Prison
CBS News' new editor in chief Bari Weiss pulled a planned "60 Minutes" segment on an El Salvador maximum-security prison where the Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants - apparently because the journalist behind the piece failed to obtain comment from the Trump administration.
Bari Weiss backstage at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, September 13, 2023.Francine Orr/Getty Images.
The 11th hour decision prompted outrage from a high-profile network correspondent, Sharyn Alfonsi, who said that Weiss "spiked our story," and characterized the move as a political decision rather than an editorial call, according to an email reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
"Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct," Alfonsi's email continues, adding that if the standard for ...
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