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

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

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Fox News Digital thumps all news brands including broadcast networks in key performance indicators during July

Longtime Democratic attorney Julian Epstein tells Fox News Digital that mainstream media has failed to cover the "civil war" that has broken out between moderates and far-left socialists with the Democratic Party. Fox News Digital led all…

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Fox News Digital thumps all news brands including broadcast networks in key performance indicators during July

Longtime Democratic attorney Julian Epstein tells Fox News Digital that mainstream media has failed to cover the "civil war" that has broken out between moderates and far-left socialists with the Democratic Party. Fox…

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David Ellison promises he’s not going to ruin CNN.

Remember when David Ellison bought Paramount and then almost immediately tanked CBS News’ ratings by handing the keys over to conservatives like Bari Weiss? Well, in a new essay for The New York Times, Ellison swears he…

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Aug 4, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
New '60 Minutes' producer hopes to crack down on 'rumors' leaked to press following dramatic shakeup

Scott Pelley, former '60 Minutes' correspondent, emotionally recounts his dismissal from CBS, likening the experience to a spouse's murder. Jesse Watters on 'Jesse Watters Primetime' criticizes Pelley's dramatic…

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No TV experience? At CBS News, that’s no problem | Margaret Sullivan

The conservative columnist Ross Douthat is the network’s latest perplexing hire – but the move is in line with the new leadership In media circles, this week’s hire of a prominent New York Times columnist as a…

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Jul 29, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Bari Weiss poaches conservative NY Times columnist, others join '60 Minutes' in CBS program shakeup

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…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 18, 2026

Longtime Democratic attorney Julian Epstein tells Fox News Digital that mainstream media has failed to cover the "civil war" that has broken out between moderates

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeAug 4, 2026

Remember when David Ellison bought Paramount and then almost immediately tanked CBS News’ ratings by handing the keys over to conservatives like Bari Weiss? Well, in a new essay for The New York Times, Ellison swears he won’t do the same…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 4, 2026

Scott Pelley, former '60 Minutes' correspondent, emotionally recounts his dismissal from CBS, likening the experience to a spouse's murder. Jesse Watters on 'Jess

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianJul 30, 2026

The conservative columnist Ross Douthat is the network’s latest perplexing hire – but the move is in line with the new leadership In media circles, this week’s hire of a prominent New York Times columnist as a correspondent for CBS’s 60…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsJul 29, 2026

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

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