Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley is taking aim at CBS following his recent termination, describing the network as being “on fire” as internal tensions become public.
In his first sit-down interview since he was fired from the network after 37 years, Pelley told The New York Times that CBS is facing a crisis that extends beyond personnel decisions.
“Right now, CBS News is on fire,” Pelley told the outlet, suggesting that problems in the newsroom stem from what he views as a breakdown in journalistic values and growing interference in editorial decision-making under news editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
“We have broadcasts that almost don’t get on the air,” he said….
