US EditionKinzinger cancels Paramount subscription over Bari Weiss, ’60 Minutes’ drama
CBS News delayed a ’60 Minutes’ report on Venezuelan deportees to ensure fairness and comprehensiveness, sparking internal backlash and criticism from the correspondent.
- On Sunday, CBS News shelved a 60 Minutes segment reported by Sharyn Alfonsi about Venezuelan men deported to prison in El Salvador, pulled hours before the broadcast.
- In a note sent hours before Christmas Eve, Bari Weiss, Tom Cibrowski, Charles Forelle and Adam Rubenstein said the delay aimed `to make sure it is comprehensive and fair`.
- The memo's language instructed staff that sometimes that means doing more legwork and holding a piece to ensure it is comprehensive and fair, marking the first tacit appearance of a CBS News editorial masthead.
- The memo has roiled the Paramount Skydance news unit and drawn torrents of criticism, while Sharyn Alfonsi warned colleagues that `The public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship`.
- Right now the majority of Americans say they do not trust the press, while a Pew Research Center September study found CBS News has 51% backing among U.S. adults.
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