Quillette's verdict, before reaching the paywall...
> A Story Spiked
https://quillette.com/2026/01/02/a-story-spiked-60-minutes-bari-weiss/
> Bari Weiss’s eleventh-hour cancellation of a 60 Minutes exposé on migrants imprisoned in El Salvador raises troubling questions about editorial independence at CBS News.
...
> Even so, the defences of Weiss on the 60 Minutes story miss the mark. A close look at the timeline and substance of her decision suggests that the segment was spiked without a valid journalistic reason—and, very likely, to avoid angering Donald Trump.
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