Another Major Firing at CBS.
Pelley said Weiss lacks television experience and argued CBS News has been weakened as Paramount Skydance reshapes the division.
- On Sunday, former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley called for CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss to be removed, following his firing last week after a verbal confrontation with executive producer Nick Bilton.
- Pelley's outburst occurred at a staff meeting after CBS News leadership purged senior staff without explanation, including former executive producer Tanya Simon and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega the previous week.
- He accused Weiss of "putting a thumb on the scale" for the Trump administration regarding a February broadcast about the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, claiming she requested changes hours after deadline.
- CBS News disputed these claims, with a spokesperson stating there is "no credible argument to suggest Ms. Weiss was" acting with political motivation over the past seven months, describing the editorial process as collaborative.
- Amid CBS News's tumultuous transition under Paramount Skydance, Pelley insisted that Weiss lacks necessary television experience, urging a return to what he described as "adult supervision" for the news division.
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