"CBS News was dealing with internal and external uproar on Monday after it pulled at the last minute an investigation for its flagship 60 Minutes show into the harsh prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelans from the US earlier this year. The episode about the Cecot mega-prison was due to air on Sunday night."
"Bari Weiss, controversially appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News in October despite a lack of experience and fears of politicization at the storied TV network, after owner Paramount acquired her conservative startup the Free Press, addressed the issue on Monday morning. She spoke at the company's morning staff call amid reports that journalists at the news channel were threatening to quit."
"Weiss said: I held that story and I held it because it wasn't ready. She said the story presented very powerful testimony of abuse at Cecot but the issues had already been reported and it needed more. However she then said: We need to be able to make every effort to get the principles on the record and on camera."
CBS News pulled at the last minute a 60 Minutes investigation into the Cecot mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the US faced brutal conditions. The episode had been scheduled to air Sunday evening on Paramount Plus. The decision prompted internal and external uproar, including objections from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who interviewed recently released inmates about torture. Bari Weiss said she held the story because it was not ready, noting powerful testimony but saying issues had already been reported and additional reporting was required. CBS and the New York Times called for more reporting and for principals to be on the record and on camera.
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