"Alfonsi trashed the decision as a political one which amounted to corporate censorship in a scathing internal memo to staff. The segment, reported by Alfonsi, focused on men deported to the maximum-security facility long criticized by human rights groups. Promoted publicly on Friday afternoon, the report was pulled from the broadcast schedule less than 24 hours later. In an internal memo first reported on by the Wall Street Journal."
"Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story, Alfonsi wrote. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a kill switch' for any reporting they find inconvenient. Alfonsi noted the segment had been screened five times and cleared by both legal counsel and standards editors,"
Sharyn Alfonsi criticized the decision by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss to pull a 60 Minutes segment about men deported to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison. The segment had been promoted publicly and was removed from the broadcast schedule less than 24 hours later. Alfonsi said producers were denied the opportunity to discuss the decision with Weiss and that multiple requests for comment from the White House and federal agencies were met with silence. Alfonsi said the piece had been screened repeatedly and cleared by legal and standards editors. Weiss defended the removal as routine editorial caution and said additional reporting was required.
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