Pelley Lashes Out at CBS News Chief, Claims 60 Minutes Is Being Undermined

In an explosive Midtown Manhattan staff meeting, Scott Pelley publicly attacked 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton and CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, calling Bilton’s qualifications slender and accusing the leadership shake‑up of threatening the show’s future. The session followed a broader CBS News overhaul that included firing Tanya Simon and other correspondents, an upheaval the Times described as “Black Thursday.”