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Swede

(40,225 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:14 PM 20 hrs ago

Scott Pelley Accuses Bari Weiss Of "Murdering" '60 Minutes' In Tense Exchange With Show's New Executive Producer

Amid a wave of firings at 60 Minutes, longtime correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the show, while he questioned her qualifications and that of the top rated newsmagazine’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton.

Pelley’s comments came during a staff meeting in which Bilton, named to the post last week, was introducing himself. Bilton was joined by Charles Forelle, the CBS News managing editor and a member of Weiss’ leadership team, but Weiss herself was not there, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

The New York Times and Status, which obtained audio of the meeting, reported that Bilton explained his approach to the show, but pushed back on some of the rumors about his plans. A source confirmed aspects of the meeting.

https://deadline.com/2026/06/scott-pelley-60-minutes-bari-weiss-1236935060/

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Scott Pelley Accuses Bari Weiss Of "Murdering" '60 Minutes' In Tense Exchange With Show's New Executive Producer (Original Post) Swede 20 hrs ago OP

I just saw a BS commercial B.See 19 hrs ago #1

From the article at the link: sop 19 hrs ago #2

Talk about speaking truth to power... appmanga 17 hrs ago #3

In a world of Craig Melvilles SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #4

Imagine had Mike Wallace, Harry Reasoner, Lesley Stahl, Dan Rather, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer or Andy Rooney sop 17 hrs ago #5

Wow! Go Scott Pelley! Cha 16 hrs ago #6

B.See

(8,931 posts)

1. I just saw a BS commercial

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:21 PM

19 hrs ago

for CBS News claiming 'balanced reporting.' Don't recall seeing one before, but then again, don't pay much attention to commercials.

So if their viewership is failing, GOOD. Price you pay for caving to Trump. As if the nation needed another Fux News.

sop

(19,526 posts)

2. From the article at the link:

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:31 PM

19 hrs ago

(Bilton-Pelley exchange) "The rumors people are spreading, that I’m going to turn the show into 60 one-minute episodes, that it’s going to be like TikTok, that is not changing. The show is going to stay exactly like it is for now,” Bilton said, per the Times. He also defended Weiss, telling the staff that she “loves 60 Minutes.”

Pelley responded, "She is murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that."

“She has no qualifications for her job; you have slender qualifications for this job. The changes that she’s made at the Evening News have been catastrophic, so why should we expect that any of this is going to be any better?”

Bilton replaced Tanya Simon, a 60 Minutes veteran who was named executive producer last year. Also let go were Draggan Mihailovich, executive editor of the show, and two correspondents, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.

Pelley also confronted Bilton over the firings of Alfonsi and Vega, and at one point asked him why he took the job “knowing that you will never be welcome here,” per the Times.

“I have no problem taking a job in a place that I am not welcome in. I don’t think that will be the case,” Bilton said, per the audio.

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That must have been a pretty tense meeting. I don't think Pelley will be around much longer.