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CBS News boss Bari Weiss blindsides ‘60 Minutes’ icon Lesley Stahl, hands Netanyahu interview to Major Garrett: report

Nypost · · 626 words · By Ariel Zilber
Journalistic Integrity Editorial Bias and Ideology Internal Corporate Conflict
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“CBS News boss Bari Weiss blindsided “60 Minutes” legend Lesley Stahl by handing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first major US broadcast interview since the Iran war to Major Garrett”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Bari Weiss assigned the interview with Benjamin Netanyahu to Major Garrett, and that this decision caused backlash within '60 Minutes' because Garrett is not a regular correspondent.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Free Press (The FP; formerly Common Sense) is an American media company based in New York City. Founded by opinion writer Bari Weiss and her spouse Nellie Bowles, the company started as a newslett…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Press_(CBS_News)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Ferris Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer, media proprietor, and former actor serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Skydance since August 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ellison
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 7, 2024, American media companies Skydance Media and Paramount Global announced a definitive agreement to merge in a deal valued at $8 billion, forming a new entity known as "Paramount Skydanc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_Skydance_Media_and_P…
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“Major Garrett — a CBS News veteran who isn’t part of the iconic show’s correspondent roster”
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Web search results explicitly state that Major Garrett is 'not a correspondent on the show' (60 Minutes) despite being a CBS News veteran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CBS Evening News (titled as CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil since January 3, 2026) is the flagship evening television news program of CBS News, the news division of the CBS television network …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Evening_News
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CBS Weekend News (titled as CBS Weekend News with Jericka Duncan) is the branding used on the weekend editions of CBS Evening News, the flagship evening television news program of CBS News, the news d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Weekend_News
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of episodes for 60 Minutes, an American television news magazine broadcast on CBS. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard. The show is hosted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_60_Minutes_episodes
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“Garrett — a respected Washington journalist who is currently chief White House correspondent at CBS News”
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Wikipedia directly confirms that Major Elliott Garrett is the 'chief Washington correspondent for CBS News'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Skydance Corporation. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Studios
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major Elliott Garrett (born August 24, 1962) is an American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and the host of The Takeout on CBS News 24/7. He was previously a corresponden…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Garrett
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“In March, Weiss tapped Garrett to interview Secretary of War Pete Hegseth — then instructed that the high-profile sitdown air on “60 Minutes””
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Multiple sources confirm that in March, Weiss booked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and assigned Major Garrett to conduct the interview for '60 Minutes'.
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web search NEUTRAL — In March, Weiss booked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and also assigned Garrett to conduct the softball interview, rather than one of 60 Minutes’ actual correspondents.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/maga-curious-cbs-boss-secr…
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web search NEUTRAL — 60 Minutes aired a decent chuck of correspondent Major Garrett’s interview with Netanyahu on CBS News last night. All told, the segment ran about 12 minutes, but the network also released the full 70-…
https://www.megynkelly.com/2026/05/11/megyn-kelly-breaks-dow…
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web search NEUTRAL — Weiss is embroiled in her first major controversy as editor in chief as her handpicked anchor takes evening news show.The episode featured a lengthy interview with secretary of defense Pete Hegseth th…
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/05/bari-weiss-cbs…
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“executive producer Tanya Simon resisted airing the interview on “60 Minutes” and floated the possibility of placing it on another CBS News program instead”
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While Tanya Simon is verified as the Executive Producer of '60 Minutes', the specific detail about her resisting the airing of the interview and suggesting another program is not independently corroborated across multiple news sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tanya Simon is an American television producer. She is the executive producer of the news magazine program 60 Minutes, the first woman to hold the position. [1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_Simon
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web search NEUTRAL — Tanya Simon is the executive producer of 60 Minutes, America's No. 1 news program for more than five decades. An award-winning journalist with more than three decades of editorial leadership ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/team/tanya-simon/
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web search NEUTRAL — Tanya Simon has been named the executive producer of 60 Minutes, taking the helm of the CBS News broadcast amid the aftermath of Paramount Global's settlement with Donald Trump and the pending ...
https://deadline.com/2025/07/tanya-simon-named-60-minutes-ex…
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“Garrett not arriving in Israel until late Thursday and Netanyahu being unavailable Friday”
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The provided search results for claim 5 discuss Netanyahu's name and general activities in Lebanon, but do not mention Major Garrett's specific arrival date in Israel or Netanyahu's availability on Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Think you know Benjamin Netanyahu? Guess again. His real name is Benzion Mileikowsky, and he’s not even Semitic—he’s Polish! Dive into the deeper story behind the headlines, question the narrative, an…
https://chriswicknews.com/wake-up-benjamin-netanyahus-real-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday Israel would continue to strike Hezbollah "wherever necessary, until we restore full security to the residents of the north". It is difficult to see what the long-t…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk0edynpmzo
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web search NEUTRAL — — Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 10, 2025. Left unmentioned was whether Kirk declined the invitation—just as he did with the Prime Minister’s offer to reload TPUSA’s coffers…
https://thegrayzone.com/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-netanyahu-is…
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“Weiss has drawn backlash after shelving “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi’s controversial CECOT prison report”
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Multiple independent sources (NPR, other web results) confirm that Bari Weiss shelved a '60 Minutes' report titled 'Inside CECOT' by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.
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web search NEUTRAL — The “60 Minutes” report titled “Inside CECOT” was shelved at the last minute by CBS News chief Bari Weiss — but some were able to view it on a Canadian network’s streaming platform. - Screenshot by CN…
https://www.aol.com/finance/60-minutes-story-shelved-bari-01…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sponsor Message. The correspondent on the story, Sharyn Alfonsi, condemned the decision in an email to 60 Minutes colleagues on Sunday evening, saying she believed it was "not an editorial decision, i…
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g-s1-103282/cbs-chief-bari-we…
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web search NEUTRAL — The segment, reported by Sharyn Alfonsi, was supposed to air on 21 December but was pulled by editor in chief Bari Weiss.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/19/cbs-60-minutes…
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“Alfonsi’s contract set to expire amid uncertainty about her future”
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Multiple sources report that Sharyn Alfonsi's contract is ending (specifically mentioning the end of May or summer) and that CBS News is cutting ties with her.
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS News' 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi has reportedly lawyered up ahead of her exit. CBS News is cutting ties with Alfonsi, ending her decade-long run on the news magazine program, as her c…
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/tv/cbs-60-minutes-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS News is set to air a weeks-delayed '60 Minutes' report by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi about deported migrants that Bari Weiss ordered held.Alfonsi’s current contract with CBS News is slated to la…
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/60-minutes-cbs-news-inside-…
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS News will cut ties with “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi after her contract ends at the end of May, according to Page Six, following a dispute last year with Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss ov…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/cbs-news-cut…
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“Alfonsi has since retained high-profile attorney Bryan Freedman”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding Sharyn Alfonsi retaining attorney Bryan Freedman.
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“Last month, The Post reported that CBS News ousted London bureau chief Claire Day after she allegedly clashed with Weiss over the network’s coverage of Iran and Gaza”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the ousting of London bureau chief Claire Day or her clashes with Bari Weiss.
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“Last October, The Post reported that Weiss intervened to save the job of pro-Israel correspondent Chris Livesay”
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“veteran foreign correspondent Debora Patta was ultimately pushed out during network layoffs”
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