{"id":5010,"date":"2026-01-03T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/?p=5010"},"modified":"2026-01-03T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:16:38","slug":"backlash-after-cbs-pulls-60-minutes-report-on-el-salvadors-cecot-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/2026\/01\/03\/backlash-after-cbs-pulls-60-minutes-report-on-el-salvadors-cecot-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Backlash after CBS pulls 60 Minutes report on El Salvador\u2019s CECOT prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CBS is facing significant backlash after pulling a &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; report about El Salvador\u2019s controversial CECOT mega-prison just before its scheduled airing. Critics and journalists have accused the network of self-censorship, suggesting the decision may have been influenced by a desire to avoid friction with the Trump administration or El Salvador\u2019s President Nayib Bukele. While CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss defended the move by citing a need for &#8220;comprehensive and fair&#8221; coverage, others argue it undermines journalistic independence regarding human rights issues. The segment was expected to highlight the harsh conditions within the facility, which has become a symbol of Bukele\u2019s aggressive crackdown on gangs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> December 23, 2025. <strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/23\/backlash-after-cbs-pulls-60-minutes-report-on-salvadors-cecot-prison\">aljazeera.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS is facing significant backlash after pulling a &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; report about El Salvador\u2019s controversial CECOT mega-prison just before its scheduled airing. Critics and journalists have accused the network of self-censorship, suggesting the decision may have been influenced by a desire to avoid friction with the Trump administration or El Salvador\u2019s President Nayib Bukele. While [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":5013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unregulated-digitalization-of-political-arena"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5015,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5010\/revisions\/5015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}