‘60 Minutes’ Staffers Have Coined a Nickname for Brutal Day
The Daily Beast • • entertainment
Key Points:
- On May 28, CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss fired several prominent correspondents and producers, including longtime 60 Minutes reporters Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, prompting internal turmoil at the network.
- The day of the firings has been nicknamed "Black Thursday" by CBS staffers, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction and shock within the organization.
- Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley confronted Weiss, accusing her of undermining the program, and was subsequently fired a day later after 37 years at CBS.
- Former staffers and insiders criticized Weiss’s leadership, describing her editorial decisions as disastrous and politically motivated, particularly accusing her of favoring President Trump’s administration.
- Weiss’s cancellation of a 60 Minutes report on El Salvador’s CECOT prison, which was later aired after internal backlash, further fueled criticism regarding her editorial approach and the network’s direction under her leadership.