60 Minutes Alum Steve Kroft Slams CBS News Firings
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PBS NewsHour reporter Geoff Bennett teased an excerpt from his interview with Steve Croft, in which the "60 Minutes" legend said the direction of the historic news program under the leadership of CBS News boss Bari Weiss was "disastrous.
Scott Pelley’s firing is the latest in a string of controversies and staffing shake-ups that have plagued CBS’s news division.
Minutes' has responded to critics for the controversy surrounding the selective editing of an exchange of their interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
With an executive producer new to TV and the need to replace four correspondents, can the venerable program retain its stature?
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to the show’s staff that they had reached the decision after a period of “grieving” and frustration.
Lesley Stahl and two other “60 Minutes” correspondents said Friday that they would remain in their posts, ending days of speculation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Saying “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die,” the three remaining correspondents at the turmoil-plagued CBS News program have decided to stay, for now.
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss carried out a bloodbath at “60 Minutes” on Thursday, ousting executive producer Tanya Simon along with correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega as she installed former New York Times columnist and filmmaker Nick Bilton to run the iconic newsmagazine program,
CBS News has fired high-profile "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley amid debate about the direction of the show, a mainstay of the network.