Fired Scott Pelley Slams CBS News: “Incompetence and Unprofessionalism In the New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”

Fired Scott Pelley Slams CBS News: “Incompetence and Unprofessionalism In the New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”

Scott Pelley is not looking to go quietly. The veteran 60 Minutes correspondent, and one time CBS Evening News anchor, hit back at CBS News for firing him on Tuesday. In a lengthy statement, Pelley accused CBS News management, led by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, of “incompetence and unprofessionalism” and made more damning accusations including that…

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“The Independence of ’60 Minutes’ Has Been Critical”: Anderson Cooper Bids Farewell to CBS News Show With a Plea

“The Independence of ’60 Minutes’ Has Been Critical”: Anderson Cooper Bids Farewell to CBS News Show With a Plea

Anderson Cooper bid farewell to CBS News‘ 60 Minutes on Sunday night after 20 years on the newsmagazine by praising the show’s “independence” and “trust it has with viewers.” “I hope 60 Minutes remains 60 Minutes,” he said in an interview on 60 Minutes Overtime. “There’s very few things that have been around for as…

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Longtime CBS News Producer Cites Claims of Aiming Reporting Towards “Particular Part of the Political Spectrum” in Exit Memo

Longtime CBS News Producer Cites Claims of Aiming Reporting Towards “Particular Part of the Political Spectrum” in Exit Memo

Mary Walsh, a veteran CBS News producer of over four decades, is exiting the company, claiming in an exit memo to staffers that instructions to “aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum” are partly why she’s departing. “We’ve been reading a lot of goodbyes lately and here I am headed out…

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Bari Weiss Says Pulling ‘60 Minutes’ Story “May Seem Radical,” But Necessary for “Integrity of the News”

Bari Weiss Says Pulling ‘60 Minutes’ Story “May Seem Radical,” But Necessary for “Integrity of the News”

Bari Weiss is defending her choice to pull a 60 Minutes story again, this time citing her decision’s seemingly “radical” nature as necessary to restoring Americans’ trust in news. In a memo sent to staff and signed by Weiss, CBS News president Tom Cibrowski and editors Charles Forelle, and Adam Rubenstein, the CBS News editor-in-chief said…

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