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