Bari Weiss suggests CECOT '60 Minutes' piece she delayed wasn't 'fair' in memo to staffers

White House comment reportedly omitted for '60 Minutes' segment Fox News' Madison Scarpino joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss backlash after CBS pulled a segment on an El Salvador migrant prison. CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss sent a memo to staffers Wednesday continuing to defend her decision to delay a CECOT "60 Minutes" segment that's created a media firestorm, saying it was part of a broader mission to win back audience trust and suggesting the story wasn't yet "comprehensive and fair." Weiss, who has irked some insiders by noting a lack of faith from the public in CBS and other mainstream media institutions, told staffers in a message obtained by Fox News Digital the majority of Americans who say they don't trust the press aren't "crazy." "To win back their trust, that means we have to work hard," she wrote . "Sometimes that means doing more legwork. Sometimes it means telling unexpected stories. Sometimes it means training our attention on topics that have been overlooked or misconstrued. And sometimes it means holding a piece about an important subject to make sure it is comprehensive and fair." Sharyn Alfonsi, left, has accused Bari Weiss, right, of holding her "60 Minutes" story for political, not editorial, reasons. (Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images;Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press) STEPHEN MILLER CALLS FOR FIRING OF CBS PRODUCERS OVER SHELVED TRUMP DEPORTATION STORY SEGMENT "In our upside-down moment, this may seem radical," she went on. "Such editorial decisions can cause a firestorm, particularly on a slow news week. And the standards for fairness we are holding ourselves to, particularly on contentious subjects, will surely feel controversial to those used to doing things one way. But to fulfill our mission, it's necessary." That appeared to be a clear shot at the "60 Minutes" story that Weiss delayed this week, which prompted correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi to fire off an angry memo accusing Weiss of making a political rather than editorial decision. Alfonsi's message to her colleagues quickly leaked and started a media frenzy around Weiss' leadership. Weiss isn't backing down, however, if her new message is any indication, from her mission to rebuild CBS News. She wrote "no amount of outrage," whether from outside activists or the White House, would derail the mission. Bari Weiss speaks onstage during a Book Club event with Peggy Noonan Nov. 19, 2024, in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press) "We are not out to score points with one side of the political spectrum or to win followers on social media," she wrote. "We are out to inform the American public and to get the story right." The letter was signed by Weiss, executive editor Tom Cibrowski and deputy editors Adam Rubenstein and Charles Forelle. It wasn't just Alfonsi and "60 Minutes" colleagues who balked at Weiss for her initial decision to hold the piece. The move drew a torrent of public criticism, much of it from the left side of the aisle in media and politics, with...

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