The stopwatch keeps ticking after “60 Minutes.”
Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley were both named journalists-in-residence at Columbia University‘s School of Journalism Monday, a position that will be in place for the 2026-2027 academic term. The two former “60 Minutes” correspondents will work with students through lectures, workshops and special events, and they will each contribute a piece to the Columbia Journalism Review.
“We’re both excited and honored to welcome two journalists of this caliber to our Journalist in Residence Program,” said Jelani Cobb, dean of the Journalism School, in a statement. “Their distinguished track records in investigative reporting highlight the amazing opportunity our students will have to learn from them, and we look forward to having Sharyn and Scott with us this year.”
Both journalists were ousted from the CBS News newsmagazine earlier this year, part of a radical overhaul of a venerable program that has continued to draw big crowds and win plaudits for its coverage. Alfonsi departed after clashing with Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor in chief, who delayed the airing of a report the journalist had prepared investigating the deportation of migrants to harsh prisons in Venezuela. Pelley was pushed out after calling out the show’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton, during an internal meeting.
