Nonilex4d ago

‘#60Minutes’ #Journalist Who Accused #CBS of Political Meddling Loses Her Deal

#SharynAlfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison [#CECOT] — where #Trump was sending immigrants — was pulled abruptly in December, said that #CBSNews & its top editor, #BariWeiss, did not renew her contract.

#StateMedia #authoritarianism #fascism #dictatorship #censorship #propaganda #DavidEllison #law #FreePress #Constitution #journalism #FourthEstate
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/business/media/cbs-sharyn-alfonsi-bari-weiss.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

’60 Minutes’ Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi Loses Deal After Dispute With Bari Weiss

Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.

The New York Times
Show threadNonilex4d ago

#CBSNews declined to renew its contract with the “#60Minutes” correspondent #SharynAlfonsi, 6 months after her segment on #torture in Salvadoran prisons was pulled off the air abruptly by the “news” division’s editor in chief, #BariWeiss.

Alfonsi’s deal expired Saturday. She said in a phone interview that her agent’s inquiries with #CBS News over the past several weeks had been met with silence.

#Trump #StateMedia #authoritarianism #censorship #law #FreePress #Constitution #journalism

Show threadNonilex4d ago

“It sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom,” Alfonsi said. “I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a #journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting.”

Alfonsi remains employed at #CBS, but with no contract in place, she said she had no expectation of returning to “#60Minutes.” “I’m not resigning,” she said. “If they want me gone because I did my job, they’ll have to fire me.”

#Trump #StateMedia #authoritarianism #censorship #law #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate

Show threadGuyC59
@Nonilex Not sure what the strategy is. 60 Minutes lost the Maga crowd long ago because of, well "fake news." The audience that has stuck with 60 Minutes has done so because of journalists including Alphonsi and stories like CECOT. So what's the point; open up a slot in the schedule for another Byron Allen production?
May 27 at 4:29pmWeb
Show threadAlice. 🇨🇦4d ago

@GuyC59 @Nonilex

Doing what the 🍊🤡 wants!