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CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss' decision to pull the segment from Sunday's episode sparked criticism, including from the correspondent behind the reporting.
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‘60 Minutes’ story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada — and instantly spread across the web
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss decided to shelve a planned “60 Minutes” story titled “Inside CECOT,” creating an uproar inside CBS, but the report has reached a worldwide audience anyway.
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CBS didn't include White House statement about Angel Parents in CECOT segment on '60 Minutes'
The White House reportedly sent CBS a statement that was not included in a controversial "60 Minutes" segment pulled shortly before it was set to air on Sunday.
A segment about the Trump administration's immigration policy that was abruptly pulled from “60 Minutes” was mistakenly aired on a TV app.
A '60 Minutes' segment featuring interviews with deported Venezuelans has appeared online despite being pulled by executives.
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Banned "60 Minutes" segment on CECOT spreads online after accidentally airing in Canada
Sharyn Alfonsi, the correspondent who led the reporting on CECOT for 60 Minutes, said the story went through the normal editorial processes before it was scheduled to air. That process includes receiving approvals from the Standards and Practices team at CBS News, and from the network’s attorneys.
A "60 Minutes" episode investigating the controversial CECOT prison in El Salvador, which CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly delayed from airing on Sunday, appeared online on Monday after appearing being published by a Canadian TV channel that syndicates "60 Minutes.
At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway.
The broadcaster said Sunday that the segment would be aired at a future date, a move that drew criticism from the correspondent behind the reporting.
CBS correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi was harshly critical of boss Bari Weiss for delaying her segment about a El Salvador prison where the Trump administration has sent illegal migrants.