CBS News fires correspondent Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes
CBS News has fired longtime correspondent Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes amid significant changes in leadership. The new CBS News chief, Bari Weiss, has implemented a series of layoffs and appointed Nick Bilton as the new editor, raising concerns about the future of independent journalism. Pelley criticized the organization for becoming politicized and forcing him to compromise his journalistic integrity.
- ▪Scott Pelley was terminated from his role as anchor and managing editor of 60 Minutes after 22 years.
- ▪New CBS News chief Bari Weiss has made several controversial staffing changes, including the firing of the executive producer and other correspondents.
- ▪Pelley accused the new management of politicizing the news and undermining the integrity of the program.
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CBS News fires correspondent Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes 48 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBrandon DrenonGetty ImagesCBS News fired its longtime 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley on Tuesday evening, amid an ongoing, tumultuous shakeup of the organisation under new leadership.Newly installed CBS News chief Bari Weiss fired a string of staff at the news programme last week, including its longtime executive producer, and tapped a new editor, Nick Bilton, with no broadcast news experience. The moves inflamed concerns the network's leadership would undermine independent journalism at the US's longest-running and highest-rated news programme. At a staff meeting on Monday, Pelley accused Weiss of "murdering 60 Minutes", US media reported.
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