'60 Minutes' meltdown: Scott Pelley fired, praised, scolded for attacking Bari Weiss, charges bias

Scott Pelley was fired from 60 Minutes after clashing with new boss Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton, accusing them of murdering the iconic CBS news program.

Bari Weiss addresses Scott Pelley firing in CBS News staff call, says it's the ‘path that he chose’

WGA Slams Scott Pelley’s Firing and CBS News’ ‘Cruel and Needless Layoffs’: ‘A Profound Contempt for the Journalism Profession’

The head of the Writers Guild of America East union blasted Paramount-owned CBS News for recent “cruel and needless layoffs,” its firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley and the shutdown of CBS News Radio. In a message to members Thursday morning, WGA East president Tom Fontana decried the “assaults on CBS News, an institution […]

By Todd Spangler

Is Scott Pelley married? What we know about ex-60 Minutes correspondent's wife and kids after CBS firing

Veteran ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley’s life is in focus after CBS News fired him on Tuesday, June 2, following a meeting with management.

Steve Kroft on Bari Weiss’ “Disastrous” ’60 Minutes’ Shakeup: “This Is Journalistic Interference, Makes No Business Sense Whatsoever”

In a new interview with PBS News' Geoff Bennett, Kroft was asked his thoughts on Scott Pelley's firing, the dismissal of EP Tanya Simon, and correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi also being let go by CBS News.

By McKinley Franklin

‘60 Minutes’ Alum Steve Kroft Rips “Disastrous” Firings & Turmoil At Newsmag: “This Is Journalistic Interference”

As the fallout continues over Scott Pelley’s firing from 60 Minutes and CBS News, his former colleague at the newsmagazine, Steve Kroft, spoke his mind about the turmoil at the show and the division. “This is journalistic interference,” he told Geoff Bennett during an interview Wednesday on PBS NewsHour. “It makes no business sense whatsoever. […]

By Erik Pedersen