"Taking charge of CBS News in early October with no television industry experience, and already facing both deep skepticism from many network employees and a faltering business model, Bari Weiss began with a lot working against her. Still, her three months as editor in chief have been more chaotic than even many of her critics expected. There is blood in the water, said one CBS News journalist, who, like the others quoted in this story, was not authorized by the network to comment."
"In recent days, a group of former CBS News journalists drafted a letter to David Ellison, the man who bought Weiss's company, the Free Press, and put her atop the network, expressing deep reservations about her recent decision to pull a segment originally scheduled to air on the 21 December episode of 60 Minutes, creating perhaps the first real crisis of her tenure."
"The story, by veteran correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, had been abruptly removed from the show's lineup after Weiss determined that it had issues that needed to be addressed, including a lack of a response from the Trump administration. Still, the decision shocked those inside and outside the company. The network has said the segment, about abuses at the Cecot prison in El Salvador, will air at a later date, likely this month."
Bari Weiss assumed leadership of CBS News in early October without prior television industry experience while facing internal skepticism and a faltering business model. Her three months as editor in chief have been marked by turmoil and mounting concerns among staff. Weiss removed a 60 Minutes segment by Sharyn Alfonsi about abuses at the Cecot prison in El Salvador after identifying issues, including a lack of a response from the Trump administration. The removal shocked colleagues and prompted former journalists to draft a letter to David Ellison expressing deep reservations; organizers have temporarily shelved that letter.
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