{"id":2611383,"date":"2026-06-06T07:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-ongoing-60-minutes-chaos-remaining-stars-issue-ultimatum-if-not-we-leave\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T07:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:53:58","slug":"amid-ongoing-60-minutes-chaos-remaining-stars-issue-ultimatum-if-not-we-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-ongoing-60-minutes-chaos-remaining-stars-issue-ultimatum-if-not-we-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Ongoing &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; Chaos, Remaining Stars Issue Ultimatum: &#8216;If Not, We Leave&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famid-ongoing-60-minutes-chaos-remaining-stars-issue-ultimatum-if-not-we-leave%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article says that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has been reshaping \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d with many changes tied to staffing. It highlights that journalist Scott Pelley was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-fires-actress-gina-carano-after-post-comparing-hating-someone-over-politics-to-nazi-germany\/\" title=\"Disney Fires Actress Gina Carano After Post Comparing Hating Someone Over Politics To Nazi Germany\">reportedly fired<\/a> after clashing with the new boss, raising concerns that other long-time \u201c60 Minutes\u201d figures could also be displaced.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, and Jon Wertheim released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">joint statement<\/a> saying they have decided to stay with the show for the upcoming season. They describe the situation as \u201cheartbreaking,\u201d cite grievances about how some staff firings were handled,and directly criticize Weiss\u2019s management style-stating newsrooms shouldn\u2019t be run like dictatorships and that \u201ccollaboration and argument\u201d are central to how they\u2019ve worked.<\/p>\n<p>They also say they are staying despite fears thier return could be seen as endorsing management,and they set conditions: they want to see the promised commitment to the show\u2019s processes and to independent,fearless journalism. If those commitments aren\u2019t put into practice, they say they will leave.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The once-venerable news program \u201c60 Minutes\u201d is in a state of tumult these days, to put it lightly.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s parent network, CBS News, has undergone drastic changes under the new leadership of editor-in-chief Bari Weiss \u2014 and \u201c60 Minutes\u201d has been no exception to the general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tears-flowed-openly-staffers-melt-far-left-60-minutes-cbs-shakeups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overhaul<\/a> as Weiss tries to make the network more centrist.<\/p>\n<p>(Both CBS News and \u201c60 Minutes\u201d had long been accused of veering to the far left.)<\/p>\n<p>Among a litany of smaller changes, the biggest changes that Weiss has been making to \u201c60 Minutes\u201d have largely been with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cbs-news-bari-weiss-fired-60-minutes-producer-citing-new-approach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the staffing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The most notable of that staffing change came when longtime \u201c60 Minutes\u201d journalist Scott Pelley was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-60-minutes-star-reporter-scott-pelley-fired-mouthing-off-new-boss-chosen-bari-weiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently fired<\/a> after he apparently exploded at the new show boss, who had been handpicked by Weiss.<\/p>\n<p>That marked the biggest name to become a casualty of Weiss\u2019 restructuring, which naturally led to questions about what would be in store for some of the show\u2019s other longtime faces: Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, and Jon Wertheim.<\/p>\n<p>Whitaker, Stahl, and Wertheim answered those questions, releasing a joint statement about what their futures on the show would be:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Full memo from Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, and Jon Wertheim, who have decided to stay with 60 Minutes for the upcoming season<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oliverdarcy?\">@oliverdarcy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gtWHtwCjPK\">pic.twitter.com\/gtWHtwCjPK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natalie Korach (@NatalieKorach) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NatalieKorach\/status\/2062926988751344020?\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hard time deciding<\/a> whether to stay at 60 Minutes,\u201d the group wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The statement then rattled off a list of grievances, including a number of staff firings, who they felt were cast aside \u201cshabbily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitaker, Stahl, and Wertheim also appeared to directly criticize Weiss\u2019 management style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNewsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships,\u201d they wrote. \u201cCollaboration and argument are the way we have always worked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trio called the entire situation \u201cheartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, we have decided to stay on,\u201d the group ultimately revealed. \u201cWe feared that our returning might be construed as an endorsement of the existing power structure. 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