Media Monday: Too Scott to Handle!
6/8/202631 min
Besties Jon and Peter weigh into the latest developments in the ‘60 Minutes’ soap opera: the firing of Scott Pelley, the Nick Bilton showdown, and the newsroom murder-suicide pact. Then they dig into the media meta-narrative surrounding the New York Times oppo drop on Senate wannabe Graham Platner, and whether the lawyers watered it down.
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First 90 secondsJohn Kelly· Panelist0:00
[upbeat music] If you look back and try and, uh, th- think at some altitude about this, right? Barry was brought in to essentially lubricate the $110 billion transaction. Um, and it turns out that that decision actually maybe backfired.
Peter Hamby· Host0:16
Welcome to the Powers That Be Daily, Puck's podcast focused on the intersection of Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood, and the players who run it all. I'm Peter Hamby. It's Monday, June 8th, which means it's Media Monday. Today, John Kelly and I dive into the rocky waters over at 60 Minutes after Nick Bilton and Barry Weiss fired the show's lead anchor, Scott Pelley, who had blasted their leadership in a team meeting. The decision to ax Pelley went all the way to the top of Paramount. We bring you all the details and wonder how Weiss can possibly steady the ship over at CBS News. We also explore the media meta-narrative swirling around that New York Times story about Maine Senate candidate, Graham Plattner, and his treatment of ex-girlfriends, and how the rollout of that Times story captivated the Washington press even before it posted online. We'll discuss all that and much more on today's episode of the Powers That Be. [upbeat music] Support comes from AMC and AMC+