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The move follows a broader shakeup at the network's flagship news show.","category":"Media","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T03:22:55.030Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-04T00:14:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T19:16:53.530Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":null,"tags":["#USMedia","#BroadcastJournalism","#CBSNews","#60Minutes","#MediaShakeup"],"entities":["Scott Pelley","Sharyn Alfonsi","CBS News","60 Minutes","HuffPost","The Seattle Times"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi, correspondents on CBS's '60 Minutes', have been ousted from the programme as part of a major shakeup.","Both will transition to teaching roles, marking a shift from broadcast journalism to academia.","The shakeup at '60 Minutes' is part of a broader restructuring at CBS News, though details remain unclear.","No right-rated outlet in the sample below carried the story, making its absence a notable gap in coverage."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi, correspondents on CBS's flagship news programme '60 Minutes', have been removed from the show. The departures were confirmed as part of a restructuring at CBS News. Both will leave their roles in broadcast journalism to take up teaching positions, though the institutions and exact roles have not been specified in the reports."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The ousting of Pelley and Alfonsi follows a broader shakeup at '60 Minutes', described in some reports as a 'major' overhaul. The nature and scope of the changes remain unclear, as none of the reports provide details on whether other correspondents or staff were affected. The timing of the departures has also not been disclosed."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the eight digests below specify the universities or academic programmes Pelley and Alfonsi will join. The nature and scope of the 'major shakeup' at '60 Minutes' are also unaddressed in all reports. 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