Pelley Firing Highlights Media-Trust Crisis
The piece reports that former 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley was fired after a profane tirade at CBS’s new executive producer Nick Bilton during his first staff meeting; Bilton responded with a formal termination and a call for civility and collaboration. The author argues Pelley's claims of objectivity clash with a broader decline in trust in the mainstream media, citing Gallup and Pew data showing historically low confidence in the press. The article also invokes Bernard Goldberg’s critique of liberal bias at CBS and suggests the current climate reflects a larger reality about media credibility in America.