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CBS News Fires Scott Pelley

CBS News Fires Scott Pelley

Longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley has been fired by CBS News following a contentious meeting with new executive producer Nick Bilton.

Pelley reportedly accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show and criticized the network's leadership for a 'collapse of values'.

His dismissal follows a series of departures and highlights ongoing turmoil within CBS News.

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Scott Pelley
American journalist
CBS News and Stations
Television station division of ViacomCBS
Hour
Unit of time
Nick Bilton
British-American journalist
Bari Weiss
American opinion writer