In a farewell appearance this month, #AndersonCooper told viewers that he hoped “‘60 Minutes’ remains ‘60 Minutes,’” & added, in comments that were perceived as a subtle dig at #CBS: “The #independence of ‘#60Minutes’ has been critical. The trust it has with viewers is critical to the success of ‘60 Minutes.’”
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“The concern is we’re going to end up with a broadcast that looks like ‘60 Minutes’ but doesn’t have the courage or the character to produce ‘60 Minutes’ #journalism that actually matters,” Alfonsi said.
…Alfonsi would be the second “#60Minutes” correspondent to depart since #BariWeiss joined #CBS. #AndersonCooper said in February that he would leave the program after 20 yrs.
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…“#60Minutes” has a long tradition of #autonomy within #CBSNews…. In the interview, Alfonsi said that she felt anxious about the program’s future. “For the last 60 years it’s been the same formula: tell the truth, hold the power accountable, don’t blink,” she said. “And it’s unclear what next season looks like.”
“There’s a feeling that the wall has come down between #editorial #independence & #corporate interests,” she added.
#BariWeiss, an opinion “journalist” whose tenure has drawn enormous scrutiny, is readying a significant shake-up at “#60Minutes,” the network’s flagship news series.
…Alfonsi has contributed to “60 Minutes” since 2015. She was at the center of a firestorm in December after Weiss, who was appointed by #CBS’s new owner, #DavidEllison, pulled a 13-minute segment that Alfonsi had reported on harsh conditions faced by Venezuelan men deported by the #Trump admin.
“It sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom,” Alfonsi said. “I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a #journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting.”
Alfonsi remains employed at #CBS, but with no contract in place, she said she had no expectation of returning to “#60Minutes.” “I’m not resigning,” she said. “If they want me gone because I did my job, they’ll have to fire me.”
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#CBSNews declined to renew its contract with the “#60Minutes” correspondent #SharynAlfonsi, 6 months after her segment on #torture in Salvadoran prisons was pulled off the air abruptly by the “news” division’s editor in chief, #BariWeiss.
Alfonsi’s deal expired Saturday. She said in a phone interview that her agent’s inquiries with #CBS News over the past several weeks had been met with silence.
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‘#60Minutes’ #Journalist Who Accused #CBS of Political Meddling Loses Her Deal
#SharynAlfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison [#CECOT] — where #Trump was sending immigrants — was pulled abruptly in December, said that #CBSNews & its top editor, #BariWeiss, did not renew her contract.
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Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops
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#Censorship #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship It's already here. (And we can't rely on just “voting blue no matter who" in the 2028 presidential election saving us.)
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He spent 37 days in a rural Tennessee county jail for posting a meme about President Donald Trump, now Larry Bushart has reached a settlement in his case.Phil Williams (News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF))
