Bad news for press independence as CBS, now owned by pro-Israel billionaire Larry Ellison, purges veteran journalists at 60 Minutes under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.

• 60 Minutes executive producer Tanya Simon has been ousted and replaced by tech journalist Nick Bilton, who has never produced broadcast TV.
• Veteran correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and editor Dragan Petrovic were also fired, following earlier exits by Bill Owens and Anderson Cooper.
• Alfonsi says her firing followed an editorial fight over a shelved story on migrants abused in an El Salvador prison.
• Critics say the pattern is clear: Ellison bought CBS to push pro-Israel coverage, and Weiss is removing anyone who pushes back.
• A high school scholarship winner used his CBS acceptance speech to call out the network for refusing to say the word "genocide."

Outlook: 60 Minutes is expected to keep losing experienced journalists and shift further toward coverage friendly to Israel and the Trump administration.