Ousted ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Cecilia Vega Says She Fears “What Comes Next” For CBS Newsmagazine
Cecilia Vega, recently ousted from CBS's 60 Minutes, expressed concerns about the future of the newsmagazine. She criticized the internal pressures to introduce political bias into reporting, describing it as a form of censorship. Vega's departure comes amid significant changes at CBS News under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
- ▪Cecilia Vega was fired from 60 Minutes along with fellow correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and executive producer Tanya Simon.
- ▪Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief at CBS News, is overseeing a major overhaul of the newsmagazine.
- ▪Vega claimed that there have been efforts to insert political bias into stories, leading to self-censorship among reporting teams.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 18 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Ousted ‘60 Minutes’ reporter Cecilia Vega blasts CBS News ‘censorship’: ‘I very much fear what comes next’ — New York Post
- ▪ CBS News shakes up 60 Minutes as ousted correspondents ‘fear what comes next’ — The Guardian — Business
- ▪ Fired ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Says She Fears ‘What Comes Next’ for the Newsmagazine in Fiery Exit Note — TheWrap
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Cecilia Vega Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Cecilia Vega, the veteran TV news correspondent who was fired from 60 Minutes Thursday, said in a fiery statement, “I very much fear what comes next” for the long-running newsmagazine, which is undergoing a major overhaul under CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Weiss terminated Vega and fellow 60 correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, as well as executive producer Tanya Simon. She hired the veteran journalist Nick Bilton to become the show’s new EP.
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