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CBS News’ Bari Weiss addresses ‘unfortunate’ firing of Scott Pelley
Bari Weiss installs technologist Nick Bilton to lead 60 Minutes, replacing veteran producers and sparking internal backlash over perceived shifts in the program's editorial direction.
- Scott Pelley, a longtime anchor of CBS's '60 Minutes,' was fired after confronting staff about recent firings and accused CBS of pressuring him to add bias to news stories.
- Since Bari Weiss became editor-in-chief of CBS News, several '60 Minutes' correspondents, including Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi, and Cecilia Vega, have been fired or resigned.
- Pelley stated that '60 Minutes' lost its core principles and leadership, which led to his departure after 37 years.
- Pelley criticized the changes in leadership and the program's direction under new management.
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CBS News’ Bari Weiss addresses ‘unfortunate’ firing of Scott Pelley
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, speaking to network employees Wednesday about the firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley, said newsroom leaders could not “find a way back” with the veteran journalist — a comment he flatly rejected in a statement of his own
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CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss defended the firing of Scott Pelley during a staff meeting Wednesday morning.
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Total News Sources10
Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Left
78% Left
L 78%
11%
11%
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