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The head of CBS News is reportedly behind a self-imposed \u201cBari-cade.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of the network\u2019s news division, has largely remained out of view as fallout from her overhaul of \u201c60 Minutes\u201d continues, according to the Status newsletter.<\/p>\n

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She has reportedly been ensconced in a secured, sixth-floor office suite at the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan\u2019s Hell\u2019s Kitchen nabe.<\/p>\n

The area is accessible only by special key card and is largely off limits to most CBS News employees, according to Status.<\/p>\n

The arrangement has fueled criticism inside CBS News, where some staffers see Weiss\u2019 physical separation from the newsroom as symbolic of a broader disconnect between management and rank-and-file journos amid the biggest changes in the news division in years, according to Status.<\/p>\n

The turmoil inside \u201c60 Minutes\u201d goes back to Weiss\u2019 involvement in a segment reported by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi about El Salvador\u2019s notorious CECOT prison.<\/p>\n

Alfonsi accused CBS News leadership of attempting to \u201csanitize accurate reporting\u201d after Weiss shelved the piece shortly before airtime so extra interviews could be conducted.<\/p>\n

The situation dramatically escalated last month when Weiss fired executive producer Tanya Simon, senior executive producer Draggan Mihailovich, Alfonsi and fellow correspondent Cecilia Vega as part of a sweeping overhaul of the newsmagazine.<\/p>\n

The layoffs triggered a revolt inside the program, with current and former staffers demanding an explanation for why some of the show\u2019s most senior figures had been shown the door.<\/p>\n

Days later, veteran correspondent Scott Pelley confronted newly installed executive producer Nick Bilton during a staff meeting, accusing Weiss of \u201cmurdering\u201d \u201c60 Minutes\u201d and claiming she had been \u201cbrought in to kill it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following day, CBS News fired Pelley, who has since accused management of trying to inject \u201cfalsehoods and bias\u201d into reporting.<\/p>\n

The uncertainty surrounding the future of the broadcast became so acute that remaining correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim convened a private meeting to discuss whether they should stay or leave.<\/p>\n

At the time, CBS insiders speculated that all three could follow Pelley out the door as the crisis deepened.<\/p>\n

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Instead, the trio ultimately decided to remain at the program, though not without publicly rebuking management.<\/p>\n

In a joint memo to colleagues, they said they did not \u201cwant to see \u201860 Minutes\u2019 die\u201d and pledged to stay and fight for the show\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n

At the same time, they accused CBS News of treating departed colleagues \u201cso shabbily, with such indecency\u201d and warned that \u201cnewsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships.\u201d<\/p>\n

More recently, Stahl claimed that Paramount chief executive David Ellison personally called her and promised to preserve the editorial independence of \u201c60 Minutes\u201d amid the turmoil.<\/p>\n

According to Stahl, Ellison reached out over the weekend as concern mounted inside the newsroom over the future of the broadcast and the fallout from the recent firings.<\/p>\n

For all the criticism directed at Weiss, there is little evidence that Paramount is preparing to remove her.<\/p>\n

Ellison publicly backed her as recently as last month, calling Weiss a \u201csingular talent\u201d and the person he had \u201cempowered to run our newsroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, questions about Weiss\u2019 future have only intensified as the fallout from the \u201c60 Minutes\u201d overhaul continues.<\/p>\n

Status recently reported that Paramount has explored bringing in a seasoned media executive to help oversee a combined CBS News-CNN operation if the company\u2019s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is completed.<\/p>\n

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Axios later reported that the search has included prominent industry figures such as CNN chief Mark Thompson, NBCUniversal News Group chairman Cesar Conde, former NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim, former ABC News president Ben Sherwood and former CBS News president David Rhodes.<\/p>\n

According to both reports, Weiss would continue to oversee editorial operations while a separate executive handled business management.<\/p>\n

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The Post has sought comment from CBS News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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