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Miles Archer

(21,788 posts)
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:06 PM Dec 21

OK, the 60 Minutes segment. Did we NOT EXPECT Trump fangirl Bari Weiss to be pulling this kind of sh*t?

The network said the segment on the Terrorism Confinement Center—dubbed CECOT or Terrorism Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo in Spanish—will now be aired at a later date instead, claiming it needed additional reporting.

However, reports on Sunday night suggest Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief at CBS, flexed her muscle to yank the segment off the air with just three hours notice.

60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi sent an email on Sunday stating that Weiss “spiked our story” and that the motivation was a political decision, not an editorial call, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The email was posted in full on X by CNN Media Analyst Brian Stelter, With Alfonsi stating the team had asked Weiss to discuss her 11th-hour call to pull the segment but “She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/60-minutes-reporter-sharyn-alfonsi-denounces-cbs-boss-for-pro-trump-censorship/

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OK, the 60 Minutes segment. Did we NOT EXPECT Trump fangirl Bari Weiss to be pulling this kind of sh*t? (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 21 OP
heck no, don't believe chickenshit broadcasting... IzzaNuDay Dec 21 #1
Legacy media supports the dictatorship. spanone Dec 21 #2
The old heads of the news hav left, they knew what was coming. dem4decades Dec 21 #3
It was predictable. yellow dahlia Dec 21 #4
I hope Ms. Weiss is enjoying her new status as the editor-in-chief of CBS because so far, she has failed to impress. Marie Marie Dec 21 #5

IzzaNuDay

(1,241 posts)
1. heck no, don't believe chickenshit broadcasting...
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:11 PM
Dec 21

They will continue to wuss out on any criticism of Cheeto, Kristi, Pam, Marco, etc.

Marie Marie

(10,888 posts)
5. I hope Ms. Weiss is enjoying her new status as the editor-in-chief of CBS because so far, she has failed to impress.
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:34 PM
Dec 21

Between this stunt and that disastrous "poor widow Kirk" interview, she seems in way over her head but lacking the self awareness to know that. How arrogant to pull that story and not even have the decency to discuss her concerns with the reporters and staff that put in the time to cover this horror. I may be wrong but I have a strong feeling that she will not be in that position for very long and I for one look forward to the day when her ass is kicked to the curb. Then she can go podcast with her fanboy Bill Mahr.

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