"The abrupt move led to accusations from inside 60 Minutes and across the US media landscape that the broadcaster's parent company, Paramount Skydance, appeared to be censoring news content to curry favour with the Trump administration. A CBS News spokesperson said in an email that the segment needed additional reporting, while a statement posted on the show's social media pages said the report Inside CECOT will air in a future broadcast."
"Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices, Alfonsi wrote. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. She added: If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a kill switch' for any reporting they find inconvenient."
A 60 Minutes segment alleging abuses at El Salvador's maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) was pulled hours before it was due to air, prompting accusations of political interference. The network stated the segment needed additional reporting and said the piece will air in a future broadcast. The piece had been screened multiple times and reportedly cleared by CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. Allegations in the segment included torture of Venezuelan deportees and questions about US deportation policy to El Salvador. The abrupt decision spurred criticism that Paramount Skydance and CBS leadership were censoring content to curry favour with the Trump administration.
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