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Black Thursday at 60 Minutes: Bari Weiss's overhaul sparks mass firings and a leadership showdown

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Source: Variety
Black Thursday at 60 Minutes: Bari Weiss's overhaul sparks mass firings and a leadership showdown
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Six former 60 Minutes staffers accuse Bari Weiss of orchestrating a sweeping purge of senior producers and editors, culminating in Scott Pelley's firing by Nick Bilton, as CBS News confronts a chaotic leadership shakeup tied to Paramount Global deals and questions about editorial independence and the show’s future—sparking worries it could signal broader changes at CNN.

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  1. Former ‘60 Minutes’ Staffers Unload on Bari Weiss: ‘Everything She’s Touched Has Turned to S—’  Variety
  2. Paramount CEO David Ellison Pledges Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes’  The New York Times
  3. Opinion | When ‘60 Minutes’ Is an Hour Too Long  WSJ
  4. Turmoil at ’60 Minutes’ after Pelley and two others are fired | The Excerpt  USA Today
  5. ‘CBS Evening News’ Ratings Show Big Swing in Battle With NBC & ABC  Yahoo

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