CBS News declined to renew contract for correspondent

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

CBS News has not renewed the contract of Sharyn Alfonsi, the "60 Minutes" correspondent who clashed with Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss over a December report on a Salvadoran prison, according to an interview published on Wednesday in the New York Times. CBS pulled the segment " about a mega-prison where the U.S. has sent hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants without trial -- hours before it was due to air in the U.S., sparking accusations from inside "60 Minutes" and on Capitol Hill that the network was engaging in self-censorship under political pressure.

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... Alfonsi told the New York Times on Wednesday that she continues to be employed at CBS, albeit without a contract, and does not expect to return to "60 Minutes," the storied news magazine show.

CBS is owned by Paramount Skydance. A network spokesperson did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reuters was unable to reach Alfonsi for comment. ...

The network's unwillingness to renew her contract "sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom," Alfonsi told the Times. "I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting." ...

Skydance Media, run by David Ellison - the son of longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, Larry Ellison -- acquired Paramount in August and installed Weiss in October as editor-in-chief. David Ellison helped secure regulatory approval for the deal, which created Paramount Skydance with the promise that the CBS network would reflect the "varied ideological perspectives" of American viewers. ...

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