The turmoil at 60 Minutes is continuing to spill amid the 2026 TV schedule and into public view, with former CBS News staffers and executives raising new concerns about the direction of the long-running newsmagazine under CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. New comments regarding morning meetings have now surfaced, and they come after weeks of departures, firings and public statements about the program's future.
Several 60 Minutes and CBS News alums have expressed frustration about recent changes at the news program, including the exits of correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi and executive editor Draggan Mihailovich as well as the replacement of executive producer Tanya Simon with Nick Bilton. Adding to that is Scott Pelley’s firing after a clash with Bilton. Former CBS News Senior Vice President Betsy West was cited by Variety, and she repeated claims she said staffers had made about the tone of morning meetings under Weiss. While speaking, West said:
