Former CBS News journalists are preparing a petition urging Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison to uphold editorial independence at the network after editor in chief Bari Weiss yanked a “60 Minutes” segment on migrants sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Post on Monday.

A group of “prominent journalists” signed the text – which they plan to send on Saturday, Jan. 3 – and are circulating it among current and former CBS News employees, asking for their signatures, sources told The Post.

Weiss, whom Ellison hired to bring more conservative voices to the storied network, has been accused of spiking the “60 Minutes” episode for political reasons just hours before it was scheduled to air Dec. 21.

“The efforts by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss to prevent this story from airing on December 21, 2025, signals a breakdown in editorial oversight, and risks setting a dangerous precedent in a country that has traditionally valued press freedom,” the petition states.

“Weiss’ last-minute proposal that the story be delayed until it included a White House official, despite reported efforts by the ’60 Minutes’ team to get comment from the Administration, was inappropriate.”

“Her specific urging to interview White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller proved particularly troublesome, given that he went on to call for everyone at the CBS News network who was involved in the production of this report to be fired.”

The petition calls on Ellison to send a message to top news staffers reminding them that CBS News “must respect editorial independence.”

CBS News and Paramount did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment on the letter, the organizers of which are anonymous.

“It’s not a crazy letter. Journalistic independence is important,” a source with knowledge of the letter told The Post. “What’s odd is no one is identifying themselves – that’s weird.”

The canned “Inside CECOT” episode of “60 Minutes” included correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi’s interviews with deportees who suffered “brutal and tortuous” conditions at the infamous prison after being sent there by the Trump administration.

Alfonsi quickly accused Weiss of playing politics and effectively handing the White House a “kill switch” by spiking any story that the Trump administration refuses to comment on.

“It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one,” Alfonsi wrote in a note, according to the New York Times.

Weiss – who joined CBS News in October after parent company Paramount Skydance bought her contrarian news site The Free Press – defended the decision.

“My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be. Holding stories that aren’t ready for whatever reason – that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they are missing critical voices – happens every day in every newsroom,” she said in a statement.

“I look forward to airing this important piece when it’s ready,” she added.

The conditions at the prison have come under scrutiny since President Trump reached a deal with El Salvador to house violent deportees there – sending some without trial.

In one high-profile case, immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to CECOT despite a 2019 court order blocking him from being deported over concerns he could be targeted by gang violence.