Bari Weiss Defends Pulling ‘60 Minutes’ Story as a Step Towards ‘Restoring the Integrity of the News’

Bari Weiss once again defended pulling Sunday’s “60 Minutes” story on CECOT, this time in an internal Christmas Eve memo with fellow CBS News leadership.

Signed by Tom Cibrowski, Charles Forelle, Adam Rubenstein and editor-in-chief Weiss, their message explained the editorial decision as one that was made in an effort to restore the integrity of the news.

“Right now, the majority of Americans say they do not trust the press. It isn’t because they’re crazy,” the staff memo began.