‘60 Minutes’ Staffers Have Coined a Nickname for Brutal Day

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CBS employees have come up with a nickname for one of the most tumultuous days at the historic network in recent memory.

Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss made waves when, on May 28, she https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-boss-axes-60-minutes-vet-sharyn-alfonsi-who-exposed-her-maga-bootlicking/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-boss-axes-60-minutes-vet-sharyn-alfonsi-who-exposed-her-maga-bootlicking/">fired several prominent correspondents and producers, including longtime 60 Minutes reporters Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.

Meanwhile, executive producer Tanya Simon was https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-news-maga-coded-boss-bari-weiss-taps-new-60-minutes-chief-nick-bilton/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-news-maga-coded-boss-bari-weiss-taps-new-60-minutes-chief-nick-bilton/">replaced with tech columnist Nick Bilton, who, like Weiss, had never worked in broadcast news prior to joining CBS.

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