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Weiss Axes 60 Minutes Seniors, Appoints Bilton Amid Criticism

6/23/2026

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Bari Weiss dismissed four senior 60 Minutes staff and named print journalist Nick Bilton as the new CBS leader.
Sharyn Alfonsi criticized Weiss’s delay of her report on President Donald Trump’s deportations to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador.
Steve Kroft told Variety that Weiss’s actions have harmed the show and that the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could reshape media landscape and likely end her tenure overseeing 60 Minutes.

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Bari Weiss dismissed four senior 60 Minutes staff and named print journalist Nick Bilton as the new CBS leader.
Sharyn Alfonsi criticized Weiss’s delay of her report on President Donald Trump’s deportations to the CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador.
Steve Kroft told Variety that Weiss’s actions have harmed the show and that the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could reshape media landscape and likely end her tenure overseeing 60 Minutes.