CBS News, 60 Minutes and Scott Pelley
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CBS News fired Scott Pelley last week after he clashed with "60 Minutes" Executive Producer Nick Bilton and criticized Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.
John Oliver wasted no time getting into the headlines during the evening’s Last Week Tonight episode, addressing one of the big pieces of news over the weekend: the continuing fallout of CBS News’ ousting of longtime correspondent Scott Pelley.
The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.
Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News chief Bari Weiss of tilting coverage in favor of how President Donald Trump characterized events in Minnesota and described a newsroom i
Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley suggested in an interview with The New York Times that CBS News parent Paramount Skydance remove Bari Weiss as the leader of the news division, alleging
Scott Pelley may have lost his job after publicly blasting CBS management. But for many workers, he lived out a fantasy.
Saying “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die,” the three remaining correspondents at the turmoil-plagued CBS News show have decided to stay – for now. A memo from Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker to fellow staffers at the CBS News show expressed anger over the recent firings at the show,