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\u201c60 Minutes\u201d correspondent Cecilia Vega accused CBS News of \u201ccensorship,\u201d saying she fears for the future of the network, after she was fired by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in a bloodbath of top producers and reporters.<\/p>\n

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Vega sounded off Thursday night on social media about her firing \u2014 which came even though her contract was not set to expire until next March \u2014 after three years with the storied newsmagazine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have the utmost respect and admiration for my colleagues at \u201960 Minutes\u2019 and the stories that air every Sunday,\u201d the journo wrote on Instagram. \u201cBut I very much fear what comes next for and the future of the legendary broadcast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though her blistering note did not mention Weiss by name, Vega claimed that network leadership \u201cin recent months\u201d has attempted to \u201cinsert political bias into our stories\u201d and erode editorial independence at \u201c60 Minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

A CBS News spokesperson told The Post in a statement: \u201cWe respect Ms. Vega and her contributions, but her claims are not based in reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s bloodbath included the ouster of executive producer Tanya Simon, whom Weiss replaced with Nick Bilton, a former New York Times columnist with no traditional broadcast news experience. He will become only the fifth executive producer in the show\u2019s nearly 60 years on air.<\/p>\n

\u201c60 Minutes\u201d correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi also got the boot on Thursday, after she accused Weiss of trying to \u201csanitize accurate reporting\u201d when the editor pulled a segment on deportations to El Salvador\u2019s notorious CECOT prison. The report ultimately aired weeks later with additional comments from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

In her polemic, Vega alleged reporting teams have held back on pitching certain story ideas because they fear \u201cinternal repercussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s call this what it is: censorship, both imposed and self-driven. It is dangerous for the show and dangerous for democracy,\u201d wrote Vega, who previously worked at ABC News for 12 years.<\/p>\n

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The reporter said she \u201cheld the line\u201d and \u201crefused to incorporate suggestions that offend the conscience,\u201d noting that she is aware of many other correspondents and producers who \u201chave had to fight to maintain editorial independence with regularity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vega added that she was proud of her work at the network, specifically noting her contributions to the CECOT episode and her role as the first Latina correspondent on \u201c60 Minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I lost an amazing job. But I still have my integrity,\u201d she wrote. \u201cTo my former colleagues, continue to hold the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

The firings marked Weiss\u2019 latest efforts to shake up CBS News. The former New York Times opinion columnist and founder of the Free Press was hired by Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison to bring balance to the network.<\/p>\n

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Tanya Simon\u2019s no. 2 producer, Draggan Mihailovich, producer Guy Campanile and Matthew Polevoy, who ran digital operations for \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d were also fired Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not surgical, it\u2019s a bloodbath,\u201d a network source previously told The Post.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, sources said news of Bilton\u2019s hire sent \u201cshockwaves\u201d through the newsroom due to his lack of network TV chops.<\/p>\n

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