"CBS News' 60 Minutes on Sunday didn't air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it only hours before airtime at the direction of new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. The story, in which correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi spoke to deportees who had been sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison, was held because Weiss sought to add perspective from the Trump administration, according to people at the network."
"In an email sent to some colleagues and reported by multiple media outlets, Alfonsi said she'd learned on Saturday that Weiss had decided not to air it. She said her story was factually correct and cleared by CBS attorneys and news standards officials. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
CBS News' 60 Minutes did not air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it hours before airtime. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewed deportees who had been sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison. The story was held because editor-in-chief Bari Weiss sought to add perspective from the Trump administration. Alfonsi said she learned of the decision Saturday, that the piece was factually correct and cleared by CBS attorneys and standards officials, and that pulling it after internal checks was political. Weiss said stories get held when they lack context or critical voices and that the piece will air when ready. President Trump has been critical of 60 Minutes and has sued the network over past interviews.
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