Ed Henry and Kym Douglas quipped about Columbia University hiring Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi after they were let go from 60 Minutes on Tuesday's "American Agenda."
Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley, two correspondents recently ousted from "60 Minutes," will be moving from the newsroom to the classroom.
Nick Bilton, the newly installed executive producer of "60 Minutes ," has fired Scott Pelley after the veteran anchor assailed him in front of staff members during a meeting on Bilton's first day on the job. Why it matters: The leaked exchange showed how little confidence top talent has in the new management team at "60 Minutes " and CBS News. - Pelley told Bilton he lacked relevant expertise and that Bilton's new boss Bari Weiss was "murdering" CBS News' flagship show. Zoom in: In a termination letter, Bilton said he fired Pelley "for cause" after the confrontation. - He said he was disappointed the journalist chose to ambush him at his first meeting instead of have a conversation after he invited Pelley to dinner. - "Yesterday, you…
Nick Bilton , the newly installed executive producer of "60 Minutes," faces a crisis of confidence as senior CBS News staffers openly rebuke his appointment amid broader backlash to changes at the show and network. Why it matters: "60 Minutes" has spent more than 50 consecutive seasons as the top-rated news program in the country. Its insular culture within CBS News is what insiders credit for preserving its editorial sanctity. - While new CBS News leaders argue changes are necessary to help the show modernize for the digital era, the network's top talent worry innovation is being used as a cover for seizing more editorial control. State of play: Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley told Bilton Monday that he was hardly…
OPINION: 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi railed against CBS Editor in Chief Bari Weiss, after Weiss initially pulled Alfonsi's segment on the conditions inside a deportation center. #60Minutes #BariWeiss #CBSNews About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on…
“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Sharyn Alfonsi said.
Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.