Murder Most Foul
By Jean Godden
I didn’t watch “60 Minutes” on June 7th and doubt I’ll tune into the program again. How could I bear to view what little remains of America’s most-watched TV news program? How return after the sacking of veteran journalists?
By now most of us know about the disgraceful deeds of the new CBS regime. We’ve read about firings and ousters. Correspondent Scott Pelley is the latest casualty of the reign of Bari Weiss, who was placed atop CBS news after Paramount merged with Skydance Media. Skydance is run by David Ellison, son of Larry Ellison, one of richest people in the world and a buddy of President Donald Trump.
During a staff meeting, Pelley explained the fraught situation at a staff meeting. He told Nick Bilton, the newly-appointed executive producer, that Weiss “doesn’t love this place. She was brought in to kill ‘60 Minutes’ and she is doing exactly that.” Pelley must have known his accusation would have repercussions and it did. Pelley was promptly axed by Weiss and Bilton.
Other “60 Minutes” staffers had been fired previously. Among them were Sharyn Alfonsi, who reported conditions at Cecot, the notorious El Salvador prison; Cecilia Vega, the first Latina correspondent, and Tanya Simon, the former executive producer. Also leaving the show is Anderson Cooper, a “60 Minutes” correspondent for 20 years. Cooper resigned earlier saying he wanted “to spend more time with my young children.”
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across the masses among all who vote, they GO. Right now anyone think Bari Weiss would not be shipped out immediately? 