Bari Weiss Expands 60 Minutes Roster With Tony Dokoupil as CBS Tensions Deepen

9 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 13

Tony Dokoupil is set to join 60 Minutes under a Bari Weiss overhaul that would open the show to CBS News anchors and correspondents beyond its traditional roster; Matt Gutman is also expected to get a role.
The plan reflects Weiss’s push to fold 60 Minutes into the wider news division and end its editorial isolation, according to sources describing a broader effort to reshape CBS News in a more Trump-friendly direction.
Norah O’Donnell is due for more airtime next season, but the changes land as Dokoupil faces scrutiny after an April Vanity Fair report citing more than 20 staffers and insiders who questioned his judgment and credentials.
Weiss’s direct intervention has already stirred backlash: she reportedly secured a Benjamin Netanyahu interview and assigned it to Major Garrett over Lesley Stahl, who is said to be considering leaving the show.
That dispute follows earlier clashes, including Weiss assigning Garrett a Pete Hegseth interview and delaying a critical El Salvador prison segment; correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi is now reportedly likely to exit when her contract expires.

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