Scott Pelley Calls Out CBS Leadership
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Senior leaders are gone. Half of its correspondents have vanished. Can the newsmagazine survive under Bari Weiss?
Scott Pelley’s firing is the latest in a string of controversies and staffing shake-ups that have plagued CBS’s news division.
The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two reporters were fired.
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil marked the firing of 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley with a montage and glowing praise for the journalist. Pelley, who had been with CBS since 1989, was fired on Tuesday by newly installed 60 Minutes executive Nick Bilton.
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Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from the gold-standard program on Tuesday, in the latest sign of chaos at the iconic show.
With an executive producer new to TV and the need to replace four correspondents, can the venerable program retain its stature?
Pelley’s exit comes after reports of a heated meeting with Nick Bilton, the show’s new executive producer. Pelley reportedly accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the show. “She does not love this place,