US Edition’60 Minutes’: Scott Pelley Gives Blunt Verdict on New CBS Owners
Scott Pelley said 60 Minutes aired all stories with minimal interference after the $16 million Trump lawsuit settlement and Skydance's ombudsman pledge.
- On Friday, CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley said 60 Minutes has experienced no corporate interference while accepting a Walter Cronkite Award.
- The Trump-approved merger completed in August, placing David Ellison in charge and requiring Trump administration approval, which made 2025 a fraught year for 60 Minutes.
- Paramount settled the lawsuit for $16 million, and weeks later Skydance pledged to establish an ombudsman as part of newsroom safeguards for FCC approval.
- The newsroom lost two senior leaders, Bill Owens, former 60 Minutes executive producer, and Wendy McMahon, former president of the news division, whom Pelley called `the most outstanding leaders in journalism`, and their loss was heartbreaking.
- David Ellison hired Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, Pelley said reporters face sourcing challenges amid a climate of fear, and he was honored for his `Rule of Law` segment.
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’60 Minutes’: Scott Pelley Gives Blunt Verdict on New CBS Owners
The longtime news anchor admits they were 'concerns' following Paramount-Skydance merger.
CBS News' Scott Pelley Says '60 Minutes' Has Experienced 'No Corporate Interference' Under New Paramount Leadership
Scott Pelley claimed that he has experienced “no corporate interference” yet at “60 Minutes” under the new Paramount leadership. While accepting his recognition as a Walter Cronkite Award honoree for his coverage of the Trump administration’s threats to major law firms, the career journalist said that post Paramount-Skydance merger and the departure of EPP Bill Owens and Wendy McMahon as the president of the news division “all of our stories got…
Scott Pelley Says ’60 Minutes’ Has Been Free From Corporate Interference Under New Paramount Owners
Most of the honorees at USC Annenberg’s Walter Cronkite Awards, handed out on Friday, were recognized for holding Donald Trump’s administration to account or highlighting the challenges to American democracy. Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes, which found itself at the center of Skydance and Paramount’s efforts to secure Trump administration approval of their merger, was […]
Scott Pelley Says ’60 Minutes’ Has Received ‘No Corporate Interference’ On Stories Following New Ownership
CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley said Friday that the network’s vaunted news magazine 60 Minutes has not been unduly influenced by the recent corporate merger between Skydance and Paramount. Pelley spoke at the 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards, where he, comedian Jon Stewart, and MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow were named award honorees. “Twenty-twenty-five was a fraught time for 60 Minutes…our corporation was attempting to merge with another company, and …
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