60 Minutes Under New Owners: CBS’s Overhaul Sparks Debate Over Its Investigative Role
TL;DR
Under Skydance’s David Ellison and Bari Weiss, CBS’s 60 Minutes has been radically remade, sidelining veteran investigative reporters in favor of anti-woke voices. Critics say the overhaul weakens the program’s public-service mission, while ex-staffers plot rival investigative projects, signaling potential threats to accountability journalism even as Ellison defends newsroom independence amid broader media-merger ambitions.
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