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According to the report, Scott Pelley, longtime anchor of 60 Minutes, told colleagues that Bari Weiss, CBS News’s top executive, had ‘murdered’ the program, a claim that underscores reported leadership turmoil within CBS News and is presented with associated imagery from CBS News and Politico events; the piece is attributed to AP News and updated by Jocelyn Noveck.
In a tense Monday-morning meeting, veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley pressed newly appointed executive producer Nick Bilton on his qualifications and the firings impacting staff, signaling friction over the show’s direction under Bilton’s leadership.
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.”
In a heated Monday staff meeting, 60 Minutes veteran Scott Pelley criticized Bari Weiss over CBS News’ decision to fire the show’s executive producer, executive editor, and two correspondents, while Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega accused management of censorship and undermining editorial independence, highlighting a combustible rift and questions about Pelley’s future with the program.
At the News Emmys, Santiago Campos, a DC International School senior and recipient of the 2026 Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship, used his acceptance speech to thank CBS News for funding his education while publicly critiquing the network’s recent direction as staining Mike Wallace’s legacy; Scott Pelley presented the award and praised Campos, who had produced a piece on immigration for PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and has earned additional scholarships.