Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’

In an explosive staff meeting, Mr. Pelley, a correspondent for the long-running Sunday news show, blasted Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, and Nick Bilton, the show’s new executive producer.

By Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin

CBS News veterans urge Paramount CEO to ‘uphold editorial independence’ at 60 Minutes

Dozens of former news staffers press David Ellison to commit to fair coverage in wake of major firings on the show Several dozen veterans of CBS News – including many former 60 Minutes employees – signed a letter to the Paramount Skydance CEO, David Ellison, on Monday, pressing him to commit to the show’s editorial independence four days after network management fired several top staffers and correspondents. On Thursday, the CBS News editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, and president, Tom Cibrowski, ...

By Jeremy Barr

CBS News chiefs told Scott Pelley they wanted him to stay on '60 Minutes' before tense clash with new producer

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and newly-appointed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton told Scott Pelley they wanted him to stay before he lashed out at them.

The fight over Bari Weiss' '60 Minutes' overhaul is getting uglier

Scott Pelley has spent over 30 years at CBS News. Michele Crowe/CBS News via Getty Images "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley accused Bari Weiss of "murdering" the iconic news program. Weiss has framed her efforts to shake up CBS News as part of a tech-driven transformation. Her critics say the personnel changes make the news operation more politically palatable to Trump. "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley exposed a key point of tension in the Bari Weiss era during a fiery exchange...

Report: Scott Pelley of '60 Minutes' accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show

Reports say Scott Pelley has accused CBS head Bari Weiss of "murdering" the hugely successful “60 Minutes.”

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Scott Pelley Says Bari Weiss ‘Brought In To Kill’ CBS News - Forbes

Scott Pelley Says Bari Weiss ‘Brought In To Kill’ CBS News  Forbes

CBS News chiefs told Scott Pelley they wanted him to stay on '60 Minutes' before tense clash with new producer

Bill Owens, Ex-’60 Minutes’ Boss, Scorns CBS News Overhaul of Show

The former executive producer of “60 Minutes” took a moment Monday night to issue a warning about what’s happening to the long-running newsmagazine under its latest executive producer — and the people who currently run CBS News, “CBS News and ’60 Minutes’ are institutions, not places where partisans and ideologues should be employed,” said Bill […]

By Brian Steinberg

Scott Pelley vs Bari Weiss net worth: Who is richer as 60 Minutes feud explodes?

Scott Pelley publicly called Bari Weiss a destroyer of 60 Minutes. Here is a look at their net worth.

Scott Pelley Accuses Bari Weiss of Trying to Kill ‘60 Minutes’ In Heated Staff Meeting

The meeting, with new EP Nick Bilton, was meant to introduce the show's staff to their new boss. CBS still wants to keep Pelley in the fold.

By Alex Weprin

Former ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer Bill Owens Praises Scott Pelley For Speaking Out, Blasts CBS News For Purge Of Top Staffers And Correspondents

Hours after Scott Pelley made headlines for speaking out against firings and other changes at 60 Minutes, the show’s former executive producer offered words of praise for the correspondent. Bill Owens told a New York Press Club event that Pelley “can smell fraud a mile away.” Owens, receiving the New York Press Club’s Gabe Pressman […]

By Ted Johnson

Scott Pelley of '60 Minutes' accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show, report says

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS's top-rated "60 Minutes," correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was "murdering the show" and accused its new producer of having "slender qualifications" for the job, according to reports. Pelley made his accusations in an introductory meeting Monday between the newsmagazine's staff and Nick Bilton, the new executive producer named by Weiss last week, according to a detailed report on the Status website, which said it

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