CBS parts ways with Sharyn Alfonsi after controversy over delayed 60 Minutes deportation report
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CBS News did not renew Sharyn Alfonsi’s contract following a dispute over a delayed '60 Minutes' segment about Venezuelan detainees at a Tecoluca prison in El Salvador; Alfonsi says the move was punitive for refusing to sanitize reporting, and the piece—documenting alleged abuse—was eventually aired. The episode coincides with leadership changes at CBS News, including editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’s publication-backed editorial decisions and Anderson Cooper’s exit from the program.
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