The Latest Breaking News from Tanya Simon

60 Minutes Insider Drops Claims About Why Some Employees Are Pleased With Bari Weiss’ Staff Changes

This report arrives as Weiss receives backlash.

Cinemablend · Aug 22

Ex-60 Minutes boss wants to create rival broadcast with fired staffers: report

A new current affairs program is reportedly being pitched to streaming giants and could involve talent frozen out or dismissed by controversial CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Takeaways from Scott Pelley's emotional interview about his '60 Minutes' demise

Scott Pelley has spoken out in a raw and emotional podcast interview about his last days at CBS News, where he spent 37 years

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Jimmy Kimmel rips into ‘Trump suck-ups’ at CBS after ‘cowardly’ Scott Pelley firing

Pelley was fired from ‘60 Minutes’ this week after criticizing CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss

The Independent UK · Jun 4

CBS News insiders worry how 60 Minutes will endure after firings: ‘What are they going to put on the air?’

After the dramatic termination of Scott Pelley, four of the show’s seven full-time correspondents are out under Bari Weiss’s leadership

The Guardian - US · Jun 4

“60 Minutes” infected by Trumpism

Scott Pelley firing shows Weiss is more interested in loyalty than journalism

Salon · Jun 1

CBS News shakes up 60 Minutes as ousted correspondents ‘fear what comes next’

Ex-New York Times journalist Nick Bilton to replace Tanya Simon as executive producer of the Sunday newsmagazine

The Guardian - US · May 28

CBS News insiders fear Bari Weiss will soon enact ‘massive changes’ to 60 Minutes

With layoffs widely expected and editorial tensions deepening, correspondents await a post-season shakeup

The Guardian - US · May 16

Anderson Cooper to depart CBS ‘60 Minutes’ to focus on CNN and his family

The long-running news show has been at the center of controversy in recent weeks after CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss intervened in a broadcast

The Independent UK · Feb 17

From 60 Minutes to Colbert, it’s been a dark time for CBS. But there’s a ray of hope

The Trump settlement is a bad omen for the Paramount-owned network. A new boss at the news show, however, could be a good sign

The Guardian - US · Jul 25, 2025