Overview
- Bari Weiss met this week with executive producer Tanya Simon, executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski to move the CECOT piece toward a publishable state, according to TheWrap.
- A source with direct knowledge told TheWrap that Weiss intends to run the segment, which remains in active production rather than being shelved.
- The reported holdup is the Trump administration’s refusal to discuss the deportations on the record, a response Weiss has said is necessary before airing.
- Weiss has not met with correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi or the wider 60 Minutes staff, and staffers discussed possible edits this week without a final decision, with some hoping for a Jan. 18 air date reported by Status though timing remains uncertain.
- Separate reporting in the New York Post says Weiss is applying unusually intense editorial scrutiny to a different Anderson Cooper investigation, reflecting broader tension over newsroom processes.