Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News of Political Bias and Incompetence in First Interview After 60 Minutes Firing
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Ted Johnson
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Summary
Scott Pelley, in his first interview since being fired from "60 Minutes," accuses CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and network leadership of engaging in "subtle political bias" to influence the show's content. Pelley claims management instructed him to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story about ICE, and asserts that the network's brass "don't know what they're doing." The interview, conducted with The New York Times podcaster Lulu Garcia-Navarro, expands on Pelley's earlier comments about his termination and alleged interference in editorial decision-making at the long-running news program.
Key quotes
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Pelley said that the brass 'don't know what they're doing'
The management of the network had 'instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story'
Pelley said that Bari Weiss tried to put the 'thumb on the scale' in a story on ICE
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