Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi leave CBS '60 Minutes' for teaching roles
Two correspondents ousted in a CBS News shakeup will transition from broadcast journalism to academia
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This article was written at the MediaBias News desk from the one-paragraph digests an aggregator publishes for each of the outlets listed below it, together with 2 of those outlets' own reports read in full. How we do it
What this story says
- 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.
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.
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.
What the coverage left out
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. No right-rated outlet in the sample carried the story at all, making its absence a notable gap in coverage.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
- All five left-rated digests led on the departure of Pelley and Alfonsi from '60 Minutes' and their transition to teaching. The HuffPost, The Independent (UK and US editions), Associated Press News, and The Seattle Times each carried the same core facts: the correspondents were recently ousted and will move from the newsroom to the classroom. None of the digests specified the universities or programmes involved, nor did they provide additional context on the shakeup at CBS News.
Centre
- The three centre-rated digests, from the Winnipeg Free Press, WFMZ, and WKMG, also led on the departure of Pelley and Alfonsi. Two of the three, the Winnipeg Free Press and WFMZ, explicitly described the ousting as part of a 'major shakeup' at '60 Minutes'. WKMG's digest did not mention the shakeup, aligning instead with the left-rated reports in focusing solely on the correspondents' move to teaching roles.
Right
We hold no leaning breakdown for this story, so there is nothing to report about the right.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original.
Left
5- Former '60 Minutes' Correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi Go From Newsroom To Classroom (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
HuffPost
- Former ’60 Minutes’ correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi go from newsroom to classroom (opens The Seattle Times in a new tab)
The Seattle Times
- Former '60 Minutes' correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi go from newsroom to classroom (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
The Independent (US)
- Former '60 Minutes' correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi go from newsroom to classroom (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
Associated Press News
- Former '60 Minutes' correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi go from newsroom to classroom (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Independent
Centre
3- Former '60 Minutes' correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi go from newsroom to classroom (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press
- Former '60 Minutes' correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi go from newsroom to classroom (opens WFMZ in a new tab)
WFMZ
- Former '60 Minutes' correspondents Pelley, Alfonsi go from newsroom to classroom (opens WKMG in a new tab)
WKMG
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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