CBS News’ new, controversial editor-in-chief made her name railing against self-censorship. Just a few years later, she’s being accused of doing precisely that.
Conservative commentator turned powerhouse Bari Weiss has thrown 60 Minutes’ credibility into question after pulling a segment on Sunday that detailed the grisly conditions at an El Salvador megaprison where Venezuelan men deported by Donald Trump were held.
The move sparked backlash, with Weiss’ subordinates and outside observers accusing the Columbia University grad of political censorship. On Monday, critics resurfaced some of her own views on self-censorship, which they now viewed as hypocritical.
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