CBS News fires correspondent Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes

The veteran host had accused leadership of "murdering" the news show in a confrontation at a staff meeting this week.

Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley’s Firing: ‘That’s the Path That He Chose’

In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom.

By Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin

Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS ordered ‘falsehoods and bias’

Veteran journalist says executives pushed unverified claims and gave politicians a say in interviews The longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, who was fired by CBS News on Tuesday after clashing with the network’s new management, issued a public statement accusing the network’s new executives of silencing employees and claiming they instructed him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into his reporting. “‘60’ has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audi...

By Anna Betts

Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump

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.

By David Folkenflik

Bari Weiss addresses Scott Pelley firing in CBS News staff call, says its the ‘path that he chose’

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss says Scott Pelley was fired after trust broke down following his confrontation with new "60 Minutes" management.

CBS News leadership has been firing '60 Minutes' correspondents. Here's who's gone and who's left.

"60 Minutes" has lost correspondents Cecilia Vega, Scott Pelley, and Sharyn Alfonsi in recent weeks. Taylor Hill/WireImage; Frazer Harrison/WireImage; Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Texas Conference for Women "60 Minutes" lost another correspondent on Tuesday night. CBS News fired longtime reporter Scott Pelley after comments he made about the network's leadership. Here's which correspondents are still with "60 Minutes," and who's left recently. Top CBS News editor Bari Weiss is making her ...

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Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’

PBS NewsHour reporter Geoff Bennett teased an excerpt from his interview with Steve Croft, in which the “60 Minutes” legend said the direction of the historic news program under the leadership of CBS News boss Bari Weiss was “disastrous.” “This is journalistic interference,” Kroft said. “It makes no business sense whatsoever. It’s the highest rated […]

By Jack Dunn

Bari Weiss Tells CBS News Staff That Scott Pelley Broke “Trust and Mutual Respect”

"I'm only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect," Weiss told staff Wednesday.

By Alex Weprin

After Scott Pelley’s Firing, CBS News Staff Anxious Over What’s Next Under Bari Weiss’ Rule

EXCLUSIVE: “I have been in this business a long time, and I have never seen anything this bad,” a CBS News insider told Deadline today amid the fallout of recent firings at 60 Minutes and accusations of political interference at the Bari Weiss-ruled division. After a verbal dust-up  this week between 60 Minutes correspondent Scott […]

By Dominic Patten

WTF Is Happening at CBS and ’60 Minutes’?

Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from the gold-standard program on Tuesday, in the latest sign of chaos at the iconic show

By Cheyenne Roundtree

New ‘60 Minutes’ boss fires Pelley after clash

Pelley criticized the new executive producer of the show during a meeting

By Peter Weber, The Week US

Escudero surprise Senate appearance prompts leadership shake-up

'I am not taking sides. I am taking a stand for the Senate. My allegiance is not to any faction, personality, group, or alliance. This is not about loyalty, betrayal, or choosing one group over the other — this is about duty,' says Senator Chiz Escudero

By James Patrick Cruz

Scott Pelley Slams “Heartbreaking” 60 Minutes Direction After Firing

Scott Pelley is sharing his perspective. Shortly after the longtime 60 Minutes correspondent was fired from his position at CBS News, he reiterated his previous sentiment about the direction the...

By Olivia Evans

CBS Fires '60 Minutes' Scott Pelley 'For Cause' After "Performative Display Of Hostility"

CBS Fires '60 Minutes' Scott Pelley 'For Cause' After "Performative Display Of Hostility" CBS News has fired "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley over a row with new executive producer Nick Bilton. As Just The News reports, the shakeup marks the latest in a series of major changes at the network since Bari Weiss took over the network. Her tenure has prompted internal dissent, much of which has leaked into the press. Weiss founded the Free Press after leaving the New York T...

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