As if the cancellation of The last show with Stephen Colbert wasn’t enough, CBS is undergoing another restructuring behind the scenes. This time it is with 60 minutes, the long-running news magazine show that viewers have been watching for nearly six decades. With layoffs and departures underway, multiple journalists and correspondents have spoken out about the changes taking place under the new editor-in-chief. Bari Weiss took control.
Anderson Cooper he appeared on his last broadcast of the show on May 17, 2026. Choosing to leave his position to focus on his job at CNN and raising his children, the veteran reporter said goodbye to his position at CBS.
“Things can always evolve and change, and I think that’s fantastic, and things should evolve and change, but I hope that the core of what 60 minutes That always remains,” he said before leaving.
Just a few days later, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega had his 60 minutes contracts destroyed.
Here are the staff members who were laid off 60 minutes in 2026.
Cecilia Vega
Cecilia Vegathe first Latina correspondent to be in 60 minutes, announced on May 29 that she was fired by CBS. His contract was supposed to last until March 2027.
“I was fired today,” Vega wrote in a statement, before accusing CBS of trying to control his team’s reporting. “In recent months, my production teams and I have experienced efforts to insert political bias into our stories. Reporting teams have refrained from submitting story pitches on important news topics for fear of internal repercussions.”
Vega continued: “I held the line and refused to incorporate suggestions that offended conscience, a phrase I borrow from a colleague who has also fought to keep questionable editorial suggestions away from the facts. I know from many conversations with colleagues that many production teams and correspondents working on the show today have had to fight to maintain editorial independence on a regular basis. I’m far from the only one 60 minutes correspondent who has asked himself: ‘What is my personal red line? How far can I go back before I pay the price?’”
Sharyn Alfonsi
Days before Vega’s dismissal, Alfonsi announced that his contract had not been renewed.
“Over the weekend, my contract with CBS News expired, ending twenty years with the network, including more than a decade at 60 minutes“Alfonsi said to the Los Angeles Times. “Following an intense editorial dispute over our CECOT story, my representation’s repeated attempts to establish a path forward were met with utter silence from network executives. The message could not be clearer: my time at 60 minutes apparently it’s over.”
