Overview
- Senior producers and correspondents were pushed out in a rapid restructuring that replaced executive producer Tanya Simon with Nick Bilton and saw Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, Draggan Mihailovich, and others leave the program.
- Scott Pelley was fired after a heated staff meeting in which he challenged Bilton’s appointment and the direction of the program, a confrontation former colleagues have publicly defended.
- Current and former 60 Minutes journalists have accused Weiss and her lieutenants of intervening in reporting, citing specific actions such as delaying or altering Sharyn Alfonsi’s investigation of the CECOT prison and asking for late edits on other pieces.
- Longtime producer Michael Gavshon reportedly resigned, writing that most of his 41-year career was at 60 Minutes, a departure that reporters tied to frustration over editorial oversight and previous personnel cuts.
- The turmoil has drawn sharp public criticism from veteran correspondents and broadened scrutiny of Paramount Skydance ownership and its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery as potential levers that could reverse or cement the changes.