Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley wash up at Columbia Journalism School

Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley, both former CBS News correspondents, joined Columbia Journalism School in 2026. Their departures from CBS News followed disagreements with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss regarding editorial direction at "60 Minutes." The nature of their new positions at Columbia was not specified in available reporting.

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