Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Leadership of Destroying 60 Minutes in Tense Staff Meeting Exchange
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Summary
During a staff meeting at 60 Minutes, veteran correspondent Scott Pelley confronted new executive producer Nick Bilton and accused CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of "murdering" the show. Pelley questioned both Weiss's qualifications and Bilton's appointment to lead the top-rated newsmagazine, amid a wave of recent firings at the program. The tense exchange occurred as Bilton was introducing himself to the staff, with Weiss notably absent from the meeting.
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Pelley questioned her qualifications and that of the top rated newsmagazine's new executive producer, Nick Bilton
Pelley's comments came during a staff meeting in which Bilton, named to the post last week, was introducing himself
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