CBS's '60 Minutes' Faces Backlash Over Shelved Venezuela Deportation Story
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Bari Weiss, as CBS News' new editor-in-chief, caused a crisis at '60 Minutes' by shelving a report on Venezuelan prison abuses, citing story readiness concerns, which led to internal conflict, criticism of corporate censorship, and questions about political pressure and editorial independence.
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