Scott Pelley Accuses Bari Weiss of 'Murdering' 60 Minutes

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Scott Pelley accused CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of "murdering" 60 Minutes, telling staff "she was brought in to kill it" during a tense meeting called by new executive producer Nick Bilton. Pelley said Weiss "does not love this place," called her unqualified for the job, and described changes she made at the CBS Evening News as "catastrophic." He also confronted Bilton, asking why Bilton accepted the 60 Minutes role "knowing that you will never be welcome here." The confrontation matters because 60 Minutes is CBS's flagship news program, and public disputes between a longtime correspondent and new leadership could affect the show's editorial direction and newsroom stability.

The Bulwark

@thebulwark.com

"Scott Pelley stood up and went toe-to-toe with the new guy to call out Bari Weiss and the Ellisons, and what the corporate overlords are doing in order to try to murder '60 Minutes.'" @jvl.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social discuss the corporate war inside CBS.

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The Bulwark41

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Mark Brazill 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇻🇪6

I want Mark Ruffalo to play Scott Pelley when they turn this Bari Weiss debacle into a movie.

Druzila5

Loving that Scott Pelley stood up for truth in journalism- others need to follow his courage

Frank Patrick2

It's almost as if Bilton walked into a meeting on an episode of 60 Minutes, and the ghost of Mike Wallace ripped him a new one.

Jay Rosen

@jayrosen.bsky.social

"She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that." @status.news got a tape of the first meeting for '60 Minutes' staff with the new executive producer of the program, Nick Bilton, who lacks both broadcast news and managerial experience. Scott Pelley simply would not would not accept it.

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cdpositive 8

Jay - Link/source please? Here's the @theguardian.com piece in the meantime. bsky.app/profile/cdpo...

lifeinthedesert.bsky.social2

Do they think that CBS is somehow going to become wildly profitable as a Fox News Lite? Is the silencing of one media outlet on behalf of the right worth completely putting a profitable company out of business? What is the best outcome for them?

Frank Conniff

@frankconniff.bsky.social

Scott Pelley told Bari Weiss and his new boss at 60 Minutes in so many words to go fuck themselves, and upper management wants as few people as possible to know about it, so it will be reported tonight on The CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil.

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J. Elvis Weinstein35

If Tony Dokoupil falls in a forest, does it make a sound?

🦋marciebp🦋

@marciebp.bsky.social

Bari Weiss should be sent to Alligator Alcatraz for killing ‘60 Minutes.’ Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/b...

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RoseMarie2

She and her bosses are pathetic.

Elizabeth Lopatto

@lopatto.bsky.social

"Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?" scott pelley... hell yeah

12547d ago

Derf Backderf

@derfbackderf.bsky.social

“(Bari Weiss) is murdering ‘60 Minutes. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that.” Daaaaaamn. Scott Pelley is all out of fucks to give!

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Derf Backderf13

Pelley then tore into Bari's new producer Nick Bilton. She has no qualifications for her job; you have slender qualifications for this job. The changes that she’s made at the ‘Evening News’ have been catastrophic, so why should we expect that any of this is going to be any better?”

Ahmed Baba

@ahmedbaba.bsky.social

Scott Pelley is an absolute G for speaking this truth. I’m sure it was cathartic for all his colleagues to see him stand up for their journalistic integrity. 60 Minutes was a ratings juggernaut. There was no legitimate reason for Bari Weiss to meddle with the show.

11847d ago

Rebecca Rauber3

@marisakabas.bsky.social reported that Pelley received a standing ovation from all the remaining staff when Bilton snitted out.

davidkc.bsky.social2

Yes good on Pelley. I am very impressed with how he has handled this. Weiss is still going to destroy 60 Minutes beyond repair, because that is what the Ellisons want, but still good on him for calling out what they are doing. And kudos to whomever recorded and leaked this.

Freedom of the Press Foundation

@freedom.press

Pelley’s “60 minutes” revolt: In a stunning confrontation Monday, “Scott Pelley accused Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ the newsmagazine and relentlessly grilled her newly installed executive producer, Nick Bilton, over the show’s recent firings,” according to @status.news.

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Bruce Little

@brucedlittle.bsky.social

“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the venerable newsmagazine at a staff meeting Monday with Nick Bilton, the technology journalist tapped to oversee the show, according to a source who was in the room and an audio recording.

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Meredith Shiner

@meredithshiner.com

“It’s working for me” is such an iconic flex my god Scott Pelley

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Meredith Shiner20

If I get to come back in my next life as a white dude, I hope it would be to have exactly the energy Scott Pelley has here.

LeeLeeOnBsky7

They went into a battle of wits against Scott Pelley and they were unarmed.

vaughning.bsky.social2

I’d totally be in to a new show called 3,600 seconds that featured Scott Pelley. I wonder if that would work for him because it’s working for me!

maybe batwoman2

it's nice that these guys have the energy to do real journalism when it's their own necks on the line

Status

@status.news

Just hours after Scott Pelley torched CBS News leadership, former “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens joined the revolt, blasting Bari Weiss and rallying behind his former colleague. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bill-owens...

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