POLITICSMay 27 · 16:49 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDJeremy Barr

60 Minutes journalist accuses CBS News of penalizing her after contract not renewed

Sharyn Alfonsi, a veteran 60 Minutes correspondent, claims CBS News penalized her for refusing to alter factually accurate reporting and criticized the network for corporate meddling. Her contract was not renewed for the show's 59th season, following a dispute over a shelved segment about a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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