FCC Chair Carr Blasts Fired 60 Minutes Veteran Scott Pelley as CBS Bias Fight Deepens
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Updated · Deadline · Jun 8
FCC Chair Carr Blasts Fired 60 Minutes Veteran Scott Pelley as CBS Bias Fight Deepens
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 8
Summary
Brendan Carr used X to attack Scott Pelley after the fired 60 Minutes correspondent said being dismissed was “the furthest thing from my mind” and described CBS leadership as out of touch and politically biased.
Pelley told The New York Times that editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pushed edits to a Minneapolis ICE-protest story that would make protesters look more violent, calling it unprecedented political influence in his 37 years at CBS.
CBS disputed that account, saying Weiss made four standard editorial suggestions with no political motive, while Weiss said the network tried to work with Pelley before ultimately parting ways.
The clash follows a May 28 management shake-up led by new executive producer Nick Bilton, multiple firings at 60 Minutes, and Pelley's own ouster after he accused Weiss of “murdering” the show in a staff meeting.
The fallout has widened beyond the newsroom: former producer Bill Owens backed Pelley, staff morale is reportedly at a low, and SAG-AFTRA and the WGAE have condemned management's actions.