Scott Pelley Fired From CBS News After 40 Years, Blasts Leadership for "Submission" to Trump
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Dominic Patten, Ted Johnson
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Summary
Veteran CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley, fired after nearly 40 years at the network, issued a scathing statement accusing CBS leadership—including new 60 Minutes EP Nick Bilton, CBS News boss Bari Weiss, and Paramount CEO David Ellison—of incompetence and unprofessionalism. Pelley decried what he sees as the network's submission to Donald Trump and the destruction of journalistic principles at 60 Minutes, as Ellison seeks federal approval for his $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery.
Key quotes
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The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well.
Incompetence & unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc.
The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable.
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