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Bill Owens, the former 60 Minutes executive producer, is reportedly planning a rival news program with Scott Pelley as host, aiming to raise about $50 million for two years of content and recruit other fired 60 Minutes staffers, though funding and platform challenges persist despite denials.
Former CBS News '60 Minutes' correspondent Cecilia Vega says Bari Weiss and CBS News leadership pressured her to include misinformation and political bias in reporting, including suggestions of non-existent protest footage and administration talking points, as part of a broader leadership shake-up at CBS News.
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says CBS News leadership pressed for edits that injected politics and misinformation into three reports before Bari Weiss reshaped the unit, and that she was fired without explanation; she cites attempts to add protest-violence footage, a so‑called (unverified) mayor quote about fighting ICE, a Trump–Iran war framing, and a SNAP poverty angle that aired nowhere, while CBS/Weiss defend editorial oversight and CBS declined to comment.
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says CBS News chief Bari Weiss pressed her team to include claims that couldn’t be verified, including alleged protests against undercover ICE agents and a disputed moment at a Minneapolis press conference, and even a double‑sourced jab at Trump’s Iran conflict. Vega, who discussed the allegations at a National Association of Hispanic Journalists event, says changes began with the network’s new leadership and that she was fired after pushing back; the remarks reference an audio recording obtained by Oliver Darcy’s Status.
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says CBS News editors pressured reporters to insert political bias into stories, recounting suggested footage of protesters attacking ICE officers and an “administration talking point” framing of Iran, among other pitches she refused; the remarks come amid a CBS News leadership overhaul that saw Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi depart, while CBS denies interference and frames the changes as editorial decisions.
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says CBS News’ MAGA-friendly leadership, led by Bari Weiss, pushed to meddle with her reports, citing examples like allegedly inserting inflammatory footage/quotes and steering coverage; Vega says such edits were avoided in her pieces and that she was fired around her contract end with no stated reason.
Cecilia Vega, a former CBS News ’60 Minutes’ correspondent, claims Bari Weiss’s leadership pressured her team to push unverifiable claims and include controversial footage and quotes, including footage of protesters and a mayor’s remarks; CBS News denies the allegations, saying none of the cited instances aired, while Vega says she still doesn’t know why she was fired and describes the interference she faced.
Cecilia Vega told the National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference that she still hasn’t been given a reason for CBS’s firing from 60 Minutes, about three months after her departure; she was the program’s first Latina correspondent.
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.
Cecilia Vega says she was fired from 60 Minutes amid CBS News reshuffles and warns the program could falter under new management due to censorship and political bias, as CBS disputes her account while also ousting other top executives and naming Nick Bilton to steer the show toward digital audiences.
A news crew, including correspondent Cecilia Vega and producer Jacqueline Williams, trained for months to reach Everest Base Camp to film, with Vega describing the ascent as the hardest physical challenge she's faced.