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#CBSNews fired veteran “#60Minutes” correspondent #ScottPelley was #fired hours after a contentious meeting with management in response to his criticism of the newsmagazine’s new leadership.
“Despite yesterday’s misconduct, I had hoped that in sitting down with you today we could find a path forward together. You made clear that you are not interested in such a path,” newly appointed “60 Minutes” executive producer #NickBilton wrote to Pelley Tuesday evening.

#journalism
cnn.com/2026/06/02/media/scott…


Report: Scott Pelley of '60 Minutes' accuses CBS News head Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show

#Murdering60Minutes #BariWeiss #CBSNews #CBSReport #ScottPelley

independent.co.uk/news/world/a…


#BariWeiss, the editor in chief of #CBSNews, signaled a new direction for the nation’s top news program Thursday, replacing the executive producer of “#60Minutes” with #NickBilton, a longtime #tech #journalist & #documentarian who has NEVER worked in traditional broadcast #news.

Bilton, 49, is a former NYT technology columnist & a #filmmaker who has directed & produced documentaries on business & technology for #HBO & #Netflix.

#journalism #FourthEstate
nytimes.com/2026/05/28/busines…