Fired Scott Pelley Decries “Heartbreaking” Submission To Trump By CBS, Paramount: “Incompetence & Unprofessionalism In The New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”
Scott Pelley has been fired from CBS News after nearly 40 years, expressing deep disappointment in the network's new leadership. He criticized the management for compromising journalistic integrity and accused them of succumbing to political pressures. Pelley stated that the changes have led to chaos and a loss of professionalism within the organization.
- ▪Scott Pelley was terminated from CBS News after a long tenure.
- ▪He accused the new management of instructing him to include falsehoods in news stories.
- ▪Pelley expressed concern over the influence of political figures on the editorial process.
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Scott Pelley Getty “The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable,” Scott Pelley said late Tuesday just hours after being fired from CBS News after almost 40 years at the network. “The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well,” the former CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent added in a scathing parting salvo to CBS News boss Bari Weiss, newly minted 60 EP Nick Bilton and Paramount CEO David Ellison. As Ellison seeks full approval of his $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery from the federal government, a blunt Pelley accused CBS News of bending the knee to Donald Trump.
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