Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’ — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-60-minutes-managing-editor-says-fired-staffers-refused-to-be-accomplices-in-show-s-destructionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Former 60 Minutes Managing Editor Alleges Political Interference at CBShttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-60-minutes-managing-editor-says-fired-staffers-refused-to-be-accomplices-in-show-s-destructionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-60-minutes-managing-editor-says-fired-staffers-refused-to-be-accomplices-in-show-s-destruction#u63063Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:01:00 +0000Guy Campanile, the former managing editor of 60 Minutes, claims he and other staffers were fired for refusing to compromise journalistic principles. Campanile alleges that the CBS News leadership under Bari Weiss attempted to insert White House talking points into reporting. He asserts that dismissed journalists refused to be accomplices in the destruction of the program, claiming that facts are now treated as items in a buffet chosen based on ideological tastes. Campanile has publicly urged remaining CBS staffers to hold the line.Why it mattersThe dispute centers on the editorial independence