Future of 60 Minutes in Question as Bari Weiss Overhauls Network
The Hollywood Reporter • • general
Key Points:
- Bari Weiss, newly appointed to lead CBS News, is planning a significant transformation of the network's flagship program, 60 Minutes, signaling a major shift in the show's direction and CBS News as a whole.
- Key correspondents are departing or potentially leaving, including Anderson Cooper's announced exit and Sharyn Alfonsi's contract expiration, raising questions about the future correspondent lineup and editorial direction under Weiss.
- The show is relocating from its historic West 57th Street base to the CBS Broadcast Center in Midtown Manhattan, symbolizing a closer integration with the broader CBS News operations and a reduction of its traditional editorial independence.
- Past tensions around editorial independence surfaced with the resignation of longtime executive producer Bill Owens amid network interference concerns, but the appointment of Tanya
