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Scott Pelley is out and new management is in at ‘60 Minutes’ as CBS News chief Bari Weiss charts a new direction for the legendary newsmagazine.
With a shellshocked staff and several open correspondent offices, Nick Bilton is trying to find a way forward for “60 Minutes.”
Scott Pelley told the New York Times that CBS News leadership instructed him to “inject falsehoods” that aligned with the Trump administration into a piece on immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
CBS News' "60 Minutes" has lost another correspondent after the firing of longtime reporter Scott Pelley. Here's a rundown of the recent changes.
Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it’s been the home of some of the most-storied broadcast journalists, from Mike Wallace and Ed Bradley to Lesley Stahl, Anderson Cooper and, until this past week, Scott Pelley.
Newly installed 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton is getting some harsh feedback from former employees who worked with him. Last week, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss tapped Bilton, who has no experience in broadcast news,
“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the venerable newsmagazine at a staff meeting Monday with Nick Bilton, the technology journalist tapped to oversee the show,
Correspondents at "60 Minutes" in past years have tried to win an interesting challenge: Could they leave the show for a summer vacation with one story already in the can? Doing so now is no longer a game.
Scott Pelley looks ready to sail into the sunset. Days after being fired from 60 Minutes following a spectacular blowup with CBS News management, the veteran journalist resurfaced on social media with a brief message for the supporters who have rallied behind him.