Pelley accuses Weiss of ‘murdering’ ’60 Minutes:’ New York Times
Pelley blasted the new leadership changes and questioned the qualifications behind the overhaul as staffers reacted to firings and a new executive producer.
- Last week, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced that executive producer Tanya Simon will be replaced by filmmaker Nick Bilton, signaling a major shift for the long-running program.
- Executive producer Simon, along with correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi and producer Draggan Mihailovich, were fired as part of the network's broader personnel overhaul.
- Longtime correspondent Steve Kroft blamed President Donald Trump for the upheaval, citing the former president's repeated threats to have the program taken off the air.
- Bilton stated he intends to lead the show rather than "preserve it under glass," as the network aims for impact beyond the traditional Sunday evening time slot.
- Following the departure of Anderson Cooper after 20 years, these changes occur despite the program recently ending its 58th season as America's biggest news show with record digital engagement.
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CIVIL WAR AT 60 MINUTES: Scott Pelley Accuses New CBS News Chief Bari Weiss of 'Murdering' the Show * The Gateway Pundit * by Mike LaChance
Big things are brewing at the CBS News show '60 Minutes.' Scott Pelley, one of the comically biased journalists for the show, is having a total mental breakdown and has accused new CBS News chief Bari Weiss of trying to 'murder' the show.
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Scott Pelley of ’60 Minutes’ accuses CBS News head of ‘murdering’ the show, report says
NEW YORK — In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job, according to reports.
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