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BREAKING: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll stay at ‘60 Minutes’
(I guess if they're okay with Trump-approved stories and losing all credibility as journalists, then go for it...
BREAKING: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll stay at ‘60 Minutes’
(I guess if they're okay with Trump-approved stories and losing all credibility as journalists, then go for it. But, FYI, 60 Minutes is already dead in the water.)
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NBC News
Friday, June 05, 2026
BREAKING: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll stay at ‘60 Minutes’
Remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Werthei...
NBC News
Friday, June 05, 2026
BREAKING: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll stay at ‘60 Minutes’
Remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said that they planned to stay on at the newsmagazine capping days of turmoil
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll ‘stay and fight’ at 60 Minutes
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll ‘stay and fight’ at 60 Minutes
<p>Stahl and Whitaker had been wild cards after new CBS News management fired multiple people in recent weeks</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email</a></p></li></ul><p>Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim announced on Friday their decision to remain at CBS’s 60 Minutes after the tumultuous firings of several of the show’s senior correspondents and top producers.</p><p>The three correspondents issued a joint statement, saying: “We have had a hard time deciding whether to stay … We don’t want to see 60 Minutes die. We have been grieving because this whole mess has wounded and damaged the broadcast.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/jun/05/cbs-60-minutes-lesley-stahl-bill-whitaker-jon-wertheim">Continue reading...</a>
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Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said they don’t want to see 60 Minutes die.
guardian
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said they have been grieving because the recent turmoil has wounded and damaged the broadcast.
guardian
New CBS News management fired multiple people in recent weeks.
guardian
Framing · 1 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“(I guess if they're okay with Trump-approved stories and losing all credibility as journalists, then go for it. But, FYI, 60 Minutes is already dead in the water.)”
→ Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim will stay at 60 Minutes.