Weeks after abruptly pulling a 60 Minutes segment about Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration to the notorious El Salvadorian prison CECOT, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss gave the greenlight for the newsmagazine to quietly air the “Inside CECOT” story this past Sunday.
Hours before the report finally ran, however, Weiss called several journalists to help shape coverage of the decision, according to Status News. It was during these private briefings – conducted on background with the condition that reporters wouldn’t directly attribute the information to Weiss – that she took the opportunity to criticize Sharyn Alfonsi, the 60 Minutes correspondent behind the piece.
