60 Minutes Alum Steve Kroft Slams CBS News Firings
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Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from the gold-standard program on Tuesday, in the latest sign of chaos at the iconic show.
The veteran journalist “can smell a fraud from a mile away,” Bill Owens said of Pelley while criticizing the network’s hiring of Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss.
The 60 Minutes correspondent was fired on June 2.
A stunning week of revelations of discord at “60 Minutes” has raised a host of questions, and left people inside and outside the network wondering about the program’s ultimate health
CBS News management faced a fresh crisis on Monday after legendary “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley accused the network’s editor in chief Bari Weiss of trying to “kill” the acclaimed newsmagazine.
With layoffs widely expected and editorial tensions deepening, correspondents await a post-season shakeup
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Scott Pelley Claimed CBS News Boss Is 'Murdering' “60 Minutes” During Heated Staff Meeting: Report
Pelley reportedly made the comments during a heated staff meeting with new '60 Minutes' executive producer Nick Bilton, adding, "[Bari Weiss] has no qualifications for her job; you have slender qualif
The Vanity Fair writer will now oversee the venerable weekly newsmagazine.
The core premise of the changes “appears built around extending ‘60 Minutes’ to the places where consumers primarily get their news,” potentially moving away from traditional television. The primary goal,