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Truth-Telling Costs Pelley's CBS Run as 60 Minutes Braces for Change

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Source: The Guardian
Truth-Telling Costs Pelley's CBS Run as 60 Minutes Braces for Change
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Margaret Sullivan argues that Scott Pelley's firing from CBS News after he criticized management and Bari Weiss exposes a corporate push to reshape CBS News, jeopardizing editorial independence and the legacy of 60 Minutes. Pelley's stand is portrayed as a principled act of truth-telling that the organization chose to silence, while staff applauded his defense of integrity amid a broader culture clash under new ownership.

Topics:entertainmentmedia#60minutes#cbsnews#editorialindependence#journalism#media
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