"Staff at 60 Minutes and CBS News are reportedly in an uproar Monday morning, amid the fallout of this weekend's last-minute removal of a fully reported story from the venerable news program about the notorious El Salvador prison known as CECOT, where U.S. deportees from various nations-including the highly publicized case of Maryland man Kilmar Ábrego García-have been sent, facing brutal conditions."
"editor-in-chief Bari Weiss inserted herself to personally spike the story, seemingly anxious about stepping on the toes of the Trump administration. In addition to attempting to get the CBS News reporting team to interview white nationalist troglodyte Stephen Miller in order to add some "balance" to the proceedings, the decision of Weiss to withhold the story on the grounds of the Trump administration choosing not to offer comment is especially galling."
"Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. 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. If the standard for airing a story becomes 'the government must agree to be interviewed,' then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast."
60 Minutes removed a fully reported story about El Salvador's CECOT prison where U.S. deportees, including Maryland man Kilmar Ábrego García, faced brutal conditions. Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss inserted herself to personally spike the story, citing the Trump administration's refusal to comment. Weiss also sought an interview with white nationalist Stephen Miller to add "balance." Staff reacted with outrage, arguing that government silence should not constitute a veto and warning that requiring government interviews would hand officials a 'kill switch' to halt inconvenient reporting. The decision raised concerns about journalistic independence and newsroom integrity.
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