Bari Weiss poaches conservative NY Times columnist, others join '60 Minutes' in CBS program shakeup

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. CBS News has fired Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, and top producer Tanya Simon from "60 Minutes" as new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss overhauls the program. CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss poached one of her former New York Times colleagues as part of the network's major shakeup of "60 Minutes" ahead of its 59th season. Newly minted "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton announced to staff Tuesday that conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat will be joining the program as a correspondent. "He makes controversial topics approachable and renders characters and points of view with richness and compassion. Ross will bring this big and ranging curiosity to our air," Bilton told staffers in the memo obtained by Fox News Digital. FIRED '60 MINUTES' CORRESPONDENT ACCUSES CBS NEWS LEADERSHIP OF MEDDLING IN REPORTING CBS News editor-in-chief Ba