Scott Pelley Calls Out CBS Leadership
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Senior leaders are gone. Half of its correspondents have vanished. Can the newsmagazine survive under Bari Weiss?
CBS denied political interference allegations amid turmoil following the firing of Scott Pelley and other veteran journalists from "60 Minutes."
"'60 Minutes' as the audience has known it no longer exists," Kroft lamented.
Scott Pelley’s firing is the latest in a string of controversies and staffing shake-ups that have plagued CBS’s news division.
Rumors claiming Joe Rogan may replace Anderson Cooper at “60 Minutes” are “false,” a CBS News spokesperson told Forbes.
CBS News insiders are speculating that Lesley Stahl will likely remain a correspondent at "60 Minutes" after she was out shooting footage for the show's next season following a bloodbath at the
This is ‘60 Minutes,’” Harry Reasoner announced on Sept. 24, 1968, introducing his new CBS News show alongside fellow correspondent Mike Wallace. “It’s kind of a magazine for television.”
The firing of several longtime “60 Minutes” staffers—including Scott Pelley—has put the leadership of CBS News head Bari Weiss under fresh scrutiny.