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Bari Weiss Axes 60 Minutes Leaders, Sparks Mass Resignations

7/4/2026

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Bari Weiss, head of CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” fired Anderson Cooper, Cecilia Vega, Sharyn Alfonsi and Tanya Simon on “Black Thursday.”
Producers Draggan Mihailovich, Michael Gavshon, Henry Schuster and Nichole Marks quit after the firings.
Staff say Weiss intervenes in editorial decisions, assigns other journalists to interviews, and pulled an “Inside CECOT” segment about an El Salvador prison.
Scott Pelley, anchor, was fired after accusing Weiss of “murdering” the program.

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Bari Weiss, head of CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” fired Anderson Cooper, Cecilia Vega, Sharyn Alfonsi and Tanya Simon on “Black Thursday.”
Producers Draggan Mihailovich, Michael Gavshon, Henry Schuster and Nichole Marks quit after the firings.
Staff say Weiss intervenes in editorial decisions, assigns other journalists to interviews, and pulled an “Inside CECOT” segment about an El Salvador prison.
Scott Pelley, anchor, was fired after accusing Weiss of “murdering” the program.