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The chaos at CBS News shows the limits of ‘blow it up’ leadership

Bari Weiss’s CBS News overhaul illustrates the perils of disruption-heavy turnarounds. Experts explain how to strip the drama out of a corporate overhaul.

Fortune

The FCC Chairman Seemingly Took A Big Shot At Scott Pelley Following His CBS Exit

Pelley was fired just days ago.

Cinemablend

Scott Pelley Fires More Shots At CBS: 'We Need Adult Supervision And At The Moment We Don't Have It'

The 60 Minutes journalist is not easing up after his CBS exit.

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New "60 Minutes" head faces blowback as staffers rebuke changes

New CBS News leaders argue changes are necessary to help the show modernize, while top talent worry innovation is being used as a cover for seizing more editorial control.

Axios

Scott Pelley fired from "60 Minutes" following testy exchange

The leaked exchange showed how little confidence top talent has in the new management team at "60 Minutes" and CBS News.

Axios

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll ‘stay and fight’ at 60 Minutes

Stahl and Whitaker had been wild cards after new CBS News management fired multiple people in recent weeks

The Guardian - US

A 60 Minutes Staffer Says They Are ‘Acutely Aware’ Of Dreadful Headlines And What They Need To Do Next

60 Minutes has been garnering a lot of attention.

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Day after a contentious 60 Minutes meeting, CBS failed to ‘find a way back.’ Now fired veteran reporter calls them ‘disingenuous’ for their narrative

Scott Pelley has been a correspondent at CBS for 37 years.

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CBS News insiders worry how 60 Minutes will endure after firings: ‘What are they going to put on the air?’

After the dramatic termination of Scott Pelley, four of the show’s seven full-time correspondents are out under Bari Weiss’s leadership

The Guardian - US

Scott Pelley, star of 60 Minutes, stood up for his principles and lost his job

While his bosses look (to varying degrees) like bumblers, cowards or corporate tools, Pelley will be remembered as a beacon of integrity

The Guardian - US

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley fired by CBS News after clash

Move comes after meeting in which Pelley said network chief Bari Weiss was ‘murdering’ news show

The Guardian - US

CBS News boss Bari Weiss accused of ‘murdering’ 60 Minutes by correspondent Scott Pelley

Anchor reportedly lashes out at new executive producer following months of upheaval at top news show

The Independent UK

CBS News veterans urge Paramount CEO to ‘uphold editorial independence’ at 60 Minutes

Dozens of former news staffers press David Ellison to commit to fair coverage in wake of major firings on the show

The Guardian - US

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accuses Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ show

Pelley reportedly rebuked CBS ousting show’s executive producer, executive editor and two top correspondents

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Salon

“60 Minutes” infected by Trumpism

Scott Pelley firing shows Weiss is more interested in loyalty than journalism

The Mary Sue

CBS News Names New 60 Minutes Leader, And It’s Grim

CBS News is shaking up 60 Minutes and the results are dire for anyone that actually cares about the news on TV being accurate. The Washington Post and New York Times reported that Sharyn Alfonsi was leaving her post as the leader of 60 Minutes. CBS News Editor in Chief…

AAP

Calling for 'new approach,' CBS News leader Bari Weiss replaces executive producer at '60 Minutes'

Saying it was time for a new approach and a new chapter, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has replaced the executive producer of "60 Minutes."

The Guardian - US

CBS News shakes up 60 Minutes as ousted correspondents ‘fear what comes next’

Ex-New York Times journalist Nick Bilton to replace Tanya Simon as executive producer of the Sunday newsmagazine

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The Independent UK

Student journalist blasts CBS News as ‘stain’ on Mike Wallace’s legacy during emotional scholarship speech

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The Independent UK

CBS student scholarship winner hits out at network during News Emmys: ‘Direction stains legacy of Mike Wallace’

The student journalist also claims that ‘corporate elites’ are taking ‘hold over the very pipes through which our information flows’

International Business Times UK

Why Did Sharyn Alfonsi Leave CBS? Real Reason Behind Her '60 Minutes' Exit After Explosive Editorial Dispute

Sharyn Alfonsi exits CBS News after a dispute over a Salvadoran prison report, sparking debate on editorial independence and political influence within the network.

The Independent UK

CBS officially fires 60 Minutes reporter who went scorched earth on Bari Weiss early in the week: report

Sharyn Alfonsi’s contract expired over the weekend, making her an at-will employee until she was fired, according to a report

The Guardian - US

60 Minutes journalist accuses CBS News of penalizing her after contract not renewed

Sharyn Alfonsi confirms contract expiration after decrying network over ‘the spread of corporate meddling’ last month

The Guardian - US

CBS News insiders fear Bari Weiss will soon enact ‘massive changes’ to 60 Minutes

With layoffs widely expected and editorial tensions deepening, correspondents await a post-season shakeup

The Independent UK

Bari Weiss wants ‘MAGA-coded’ CBS News anchor for 60 Minutes shake-up in latest network overhaul: report

Word of the overhaul comes after a report that Weiss personally booked Sunday's interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and passed over 60 Minutes veteran Lesley Stahl for the assignment

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