60 Minutes Shakeup: Cecilia Vega Fired Amid CBS News Leadership Overhaul
TL;DR
CBS News shook up 60 Minutes leadership, firing Cecilia Vega and replacing executive producer Tanya Simon with Nick Bilton, while Sharyn Alfonsi exited; Vega publicly called the move censorship and warned about political bias influencing stories, noting her contract runs through March 2027 and highlighting her milestone as the show's first Latina correspondent.
- Read the memo: Cecilia Vega slams CBS News after being fired from '60 Minutes' Business Insider
- ’60 Minutes’ Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi Loses Deal After Dispute With Bari Weiss The New York Times
- Bari Weiss replaces 30-year ’60 Minutes’ veteran with outsider Nick Bilton in major overhaul Fortune
- Longtime correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi expects to depart ’60 Minutes’ as big changes loom Los Angeles Times
- CBS NEWS NAMES INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND FILMMAKER NICK BILTON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF “60 MINUTES” Paramount Press Express
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Business Insider