Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ’60 Minutes’

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  I'm Lulu Garcia-Navarro, and this is The Interview.

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  Hard to overstate the impact of 60 Minutes on journalism.

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  Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it's been the home of some of the most famous and lauded journalists,

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  from Mike Wallace and Ed Bradley to Lesley Stahl, Anderson Cooper, and until this past week, Scott Pelley.

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  Pelley was fired after an explosive series of events and much turmoil at CBS,

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  including a controversial financial settlement with President Trump, the sale of the network to David Ellison,

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  and the appointment of Barry Weiss to lead CBS News.

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  Pelley, along with a number of other 60 Minutes correspondents who were fired,

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  have now accused Weiss of editorial interference and bias, charges that CBS and Weiss deny.

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  We've included a fuller statement from CBS News at the end of the episode.

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