Nation Jun 03 '60 Minutes' in turmoil after longtime correspondent Scott Pelley is fired By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Jun 03 Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News Pelley criticized management Monday during a fiery staff meeting with Nick Bilton, the program's new executive producer installed last week, according to a detailed report on the Status website. By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press
Arts Feb 17 Anderson Cooper is leaving '60 Minutes,' but staying with CNN Anderson Cooper, who has reported for CBS' “60 Minutes” for the past two decades in addition to hosting a weeknight news program on CNN, said Monday that he's leaving the CBS broadcast to spend more time with his family. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Nation Jan 19 CBS airs '60 Minutes' report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago The network announced less than two hours before its broadcast that correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi's report about migrants sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison would air, giving no immediate details on how it was changed. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Politics Dec 24 '60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy accidentally airs online The segment featured interviews with migrants sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The segment was removed from Canada's Global Television Network but still appeared on its app. By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press
Dec 23 Controversial '60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy leaks online By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press A recording of the story appears to have aired on the Global Television Network, one of Canada’s largest networks. The story appears to have been taken down, but it is still on a website that captures and preserves webpages. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 7:05 New CBS News chief draws backlash by pulling '60 Minutes' story on El Salvador prison By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Jenna Bloom CBS News pulled an investigative report on 60 Minutes just a day before it was set to air. It promised a look at allegations of abuse and torture suffered by men deported by the Trump administration and sent to a… Continue watching
Dec 22 CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' piece on Trump deportation policy hours before air By David Bauder, Associated Press Monday at the daily CBS News internal editorial call, Weiss was clearly angered by Alfonsi's memo. A transcript of Weiss' message was provided by CBS News. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 6:05 What Paramount's multi-million dollar settlement with Trump means for press freedom By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes Paramount agreed to pay Donald Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris. Trump alleged the interview was edited to improve how Harris sounded, a claim CBS denied. Paramount said the funds will… Continue watching
Jul 02 Paramount will pay $16 million to settle Trump lawsuit over '60 Minutes' interview with Harris By David Bauder, Associated Press Paramount is seeking approval from his administration for a proposed merger, and the case was widely seen as a referendum on how far organizations would go to curry favor with Trump. Paramount and CBS said the case was "completely without… Continue reading