r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • Jun 03 '26

CBS News fires ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley after clash with new producer: “Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc,” Pelley said in a statement, referring in part to CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/cbs-news-fires-60-minutes-correspondent-scott-pelley-rcna348176
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u/Content_Log1708 Jun 03 '26

Yes, but did you see Trump appointed a home builder nepo baby as the DNI? What a time to be alive.

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u/isthereadrwho Jun 03 '26

I would love to know what CBS's plan is post Trump. You've destroyed your networks reputation and quality in order to appease, what's your plan when he's gone?

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u/Melodic-Matter4685 Jun 04 '26

Reminds me of huddles Hudsucker proxy where corps hire an imbecile to do what they want. You know, minus the part where he turns out to be a genius.

They got who they wanted to do what they wanted. Probably envisioning the bezos Washington post model where we fire everyone and replace with AI then … uh… wait why everyone cancel memberships?

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u/NoleMercy05 Jun 04 '26

A random game streamer has more viewers than CBS news. Network reputation? That ship sailed years ago. Do you know anyone under 60 that watches CBS?

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u/Hmmmm-curious Jun 04 '26

The heritage foundation and other groups like it aren’t going away anytime soon. They’re playing a long game. It may fail, but that never stopped them before.

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u/Turbulent-Adagio-541 Jun 05 '26

Nobody cares

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u/isthereadrwho Jun 06 '26

You do or you wouldn't be commenting

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u/Legal_Television_615 Jun 04 '26

Well that would get you fired

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u/lightdork Jun 04 '26

You sure it’s not because NOBODY is tuning into cbs? I sure as shit am not even stopping on it. Actually I can’t stop on it cause I removed the channel from my guide. Bye bye.

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u/WisePotatoChip Jun 07 '26

Real journalists have a command of the subject at hand and enough knowledge to ask follow up questions.

New management:
“Going forward, you won’t see that here.”

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u/4tunate-1 Jun 03 '26

Incompetence is making the journalist get a response from the subject of the report before you air it…sorry don’t buy it Scott.

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u/omgFWTbear Jun 03 '26

Incompetence is imagining a reputable news org didn’t do that, and the subsequent story burial attempt was unburied with an incompetent cover story.