Veteran CBS journalist Lesley Stahl is facing renewed criticism after describing the recent purge at “60 Minutes” as the worst experience she has witnessed in a journalism career spanning more than five decades. Speaking to Puck News, the 84-year-old correspondent said the firing of several longtime colleagues during the recent shake-up at CBS News was “by far the worst experience I’ve been involved in, or even witnessed.” The comments came as Stahl defended ousted producers, correspondents, and executives removed during the network’s dramatic restructuring. The remark quickly drew attention because of the breadth of Stahl’s reporting career. Since joining CBS in the 1970s, Stahl has covered wars, terrorist attacks, political scandals, human rights abuses, and humanitarian crises around the world. Her reporting has included investigations involving child trafficking in post-Communist Eastern Europe, Holocaust survivors, Middle East conflicts and other major international tragedies. CBS Upheaval Continues The controversy stems from the