Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump

The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the ...

Fired Scott Pelley Calls Out 60 Minutes Leadership: 'Incompetence And Unprofessionalism Have Wreaked Havoc' — Read Statement

Scott Pelley has released a statement regarding his firing from 60 Minutes following behind-the-scenes clashes.

Ousted ‘60 Minutes’ reporter Cecilia Vega blasts CBS News ‘censorship’: ‘I very much fear what comes next’

“60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega accused CBS News of “censorship,” saying she fears for the future of the network, after she was fired by Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss in a bloodbath of top ...
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Nick Bilton's controversial start as executive producer of 60 Minutes

A New Era for 60 Minutes In a surprising turn of events, Nick Bilton, a seasoned tech journalist and filmmaker, has recently ...
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Bari Weiss Defends Pulling ‘60 Minutes’ Story, Again: “Restoring The Integrity Of The News Is A Difficult Task”

Bari Weiss has once again defended her decision to pull a 60 Minutes story on the Trump administration’s deportation of migrants to a prison in El Salvador. Weiss sent a note to staff on Christmas ...
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Bari Weiss Says Pulling ‘60 Minutes’ Story “May Seem Radical” But Necessary for “Integrity of the News”

"No amount of outrage — whether from activist organizations or the White House — will derail us," the CBS News editor-in-chief said in a memo sent to staff again defending her last-minute decision to ...

What Andy Rooney might say about the downfall of ‘60 Minutes’

Despite his iconic musings, the CBS fixture believed deeply in journalism and the responsibility that comes with informing ...