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Scott Pelley and 60 Minutes: What News/Talk Radio Is Missing
Conservative radio hosts got this one wrong. They had an opportunity to engage seriously with a story about media ownership, editorial independence, and professional standards. Instead, they defaulted to the easier narrative.
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley After Outburst at New 60 Minutes Executive Producer
Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley lashed out at new 60 Minutes Executive Producer Nick Bilton during a Monday meeting. Now, he's out at...
Former CBS News Staffers Pen Letter to Paramount Skydance Urging Editorial Independence
"What is at stake is not just the future of the most important and enduring television journalism program in this country, but the future of free and independent press in America.”
Scott Pelley, New 60 Minutes EP Nick Bilton Clash Over Bari Weiss’ Vision
"She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it -- and she's doing exactly that."
Cecilia Vega: ‘I Very Much Fear What Comes Next’ for 60 Minutes After Exit
"Let's call this what it is: censorship, both imposed and self-driven. It is dangerous for the show and dangerous for democracy."
Widespread Changes at 60 Minutes as Cecilia Vega, Senior Leaders Exit
Her departure comes as Sharyn Alfonsi announced she would not be back with the program on Wednesday.
CBS News Tabs Nick Bilton as New Executive Producer of 60 Minutes
"The world we are reporting on, and the world we are reporting to, where people consume their news, has moved. And if we don't move with it, in the ways that matter, we won't be here for the next sixty years."
Sharyn Alfonsi Exits 60 Minutes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The best thing Alfonsi can do from here is land somewhere that values what she does. She's a talented journalist with a track record that speaks for itself. If CBS News didn't want that, somebody else will.
Sharyn Alfonsi Exits 60 Minutes, Blasts CBS News Leadership
"In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like 'modernization' and 'restructuring' to explain away my departure. Don't be misled. This was not a routine corporate transition."
Does 60 Minutes Really Need Fixing? The Ratings Tell the Whole Story
There's a reason the show has survived more than five decades while networks around it have crumbled, retooled, and reinvented themselves repeatedly.