CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss defended the firing of longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, telling staff that a breakdown in “trust and mutual respect” left the network with no choice but to part ways with one of its most prominent journalists. “I’m only interested in working in a newsroom built on trust and mutual…
Scott Pelley, a 68-year-old liberal who claimed in a commencement speech last year that "you only lose if you quit," has been a fixture at CBS News since 1989.Although he was ousted as the anchor of "CBS Evening News" in 2017 — allegedly because he complained "to management about the hostile work environment," though his ratings also stank — Pelley clung…
MAGA radio host Megyn Kelly sounded off on CBS News chief Bari Weiss during a new episode of her show over the decision to fire veteran journalist Scott Pelley. Pelley was let go from CBS News on Tuesday "for cause," according to a letter obtained by NBC News. In the letter, CBS executive Nick Bilton said Pelley had shown contempt for the organization when…
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss lost her initial battle against the staff of 60 Minutes. That was back in December, when she blocked the airing of a segment that highlighted the inhumane treatment at an El Salvador prison of Venezuelan men who had been deported from the United States and sent there. Sharyn Alfonsi, the correspondent who reported the…
Reinvention doesn't have to mean replacement. The challenge for Weiss now is figuring out how to harness that expertise rather than alienate it. And the firing of Scott Pelley raises the stakes considerably.
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly addressed the firing of Scott Pelley in a morning call. First reported by The Guardian’s Jeremy Barr on X, the Weiss…
Nick Bilton, the newly installed executive producer of "60 Minutes," has fired Scott Pelley after the veteran anchor assailed him in front of staff members during a meeting on Bilton's first day on the job.Why it matters: The leaked exchange showed how little confidence top talent has in the new management team at "60 Minutes" and CBS News. Pelley told…
The veteran host had accused leadership of "murdering" the news show in a confrontation at a staff meeting this week.
The firing of Scott Pelley by '60 Minutes' has angered all of the right people and exposed the fact that the liberal elites in our media have no idea how many people in America no longer trust them. The post The Firing of Scott Pelley by ’60 Minutes’ Reveals Media Elites Have No Idea How Little the Public Trusts Them (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway…
