Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ’60 Minutes’
6/7/20261 hr 4 min
An exclusive sit-down with the now-former CBS News correspondent.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro· Host0:25
[instrumental music plays] I'm Lulu Garcia-Navarro, and this is The Interview. It's hard to overstate the impact of 60 Minutes on journalism. Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it's been the home of some of the most famous and lauded journalists, from Mike Wallace and Ed Bradley to Lesley Stahl, Anderson Cooper, and until this past week, Scott Pelley. Pelley was fired after an explosive series of events and much turmoil at CBS, including a controversial financial settlement with President Trump, the sale of the network to David Ellison, and the appointment of Barry Weiss to lead CBS News. Pelley, along with a number of other 60 Minutes correspondents who were fired, have now accused Weiss of editorial interference and bias, charges that CBS and Weiss deny. We've included a fuller statement from CBS News at the end of the episode.