The fact is that Fox News was sued by Dominion for lying about their election machines, but no one in the Biden administration, including the FCC, ever discussed using the force of the government to in some way challenge them for "news distortion." That was the claim the president and the FCC made about 60 Minutes. So I really doubt any other president or FCC would ever use the government in the way it's being used now.
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"Newsroom culture clash" at CBS News
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The fact is that Fox News was sued by Dominion for lying about their election machines, but no one in the Biden administration, including the FCC, ever discussed using the force of the government to in some way challenge them for "news distortion." That was the claim the president and the FCC made about 60 Minutes. So I really doubt any other president or FCC would ever use the government in the way it's being used now.
I bet that's true. Just like with Colbert, there's not enough money to staff the show the way it was done 20 years ago. That would have been the case regardless of who's in charge. But the reason you hire a new producer is so he can come up with ways to deliver the content under a new budget that involves less travel and less expense than in the past. Sending a full union TV crew to foreign countries on per diem costs a lot of money. Much cheaper to do in house interviews with stock video. If Bilton has been an independent documentary producer, he knows how to do things on the cheap. Had he been an experienced network producer, he would have a different view. His first order of business is to staff up for the kind of TV show he & Bari envision. He wants people who shoot video on their phone and production on their laptop. They have three months to put it together. As I said, don't expect it to look like the old show.
That way they can accomplish all of the things they need to do, in terms of the journalistic direction, as well as the budget restrictions. Everybody will be used to doing TV on the cheap. Talk about a culture clash.
Here is more fallout on how the remaining staff members have to deal with the uncertainty of 60 Minutes. It won’t be shocking if the remaining team gets the same fate too given where this is going under David Ellison and Bari Weiss.
deadline.com
CBS News Staff Anxious About What's Next Under Bari Weiss After Pelley Firing
CBS News staffers are anxious about what's next under Bari Weiss after Scott Pelley's firing on June 2.
deadline.com
He's been talking about this with everyone.
Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’
PBS NewsHour reporter Geoff Bennett teased an excerpt from his interview with Steve Croft, in which the “60 Minutes” legend said the direction of the historic news program under the leadership of CBS ...
I don't understand what the big news is here. The president has been very clear and direct about 60 Minutes. He sued them for "news distortion." He had the head of his FCC step into it and force Ellison to sign an agreement promising to fix CBS News. This isn't a big secret. Everyone has been reporting it for almost a year. Sure it's different when it comes from Steve Kroft. But it's not news. It's just a way to freshen up a story we already know. He doesn't really add anything to the story, other than it's another voice to the chorus.
Everything they're saying is true. This isn't fake news. I can link dozens of stories to this.
How Trump sued CBS and won: The '60 Minutes' settlement that rocked the media world, explained
Fox News Digital breaks down how a "60 Minutes" editing decision of a Kamala Harris interview wound up turning into a lofty lawsuit settlement with President Trump.
The president knows more about network TV than David Ellison, Bari Weiss, or Nick Bilton combined. They're probably asking him for advice since he was a successful reality TV star. We've never had a president like this. He doesn't know government, so he lets the ideologues run it. But he knows network TV. He thinks they have too much power, and he knows how to fix it.
Steve Kroft has interviewed loads of famous people, and asked them tough questions. But what happens when the tables are turned, and a TV guy is running the government, and he's using the power of his FCC to remake network TV and his old show to do what he wants? I bet Steve never imagined that would happen.
Scott Pelley Says Paramount’s David Ellison Is Casting Aside ‘60 Minutes’ to Curry Favor With Trump
Scott Pelley called out CBS News owner David Ellison following his termination at "60 Minutes," suggesting the Paramount Skydance CEO was "casting aside" the news program to curry favor with Donald Tr...
Here's more Scott Pelley goes after the Ellisons directly as part of the very reasons that CBS News in the situation they are in today. Yes and it begins with him for letting Bari Weiss run CBS News in the state they are in today.
Maybe 60 Minutes will be canceled entirely, just as The Late Show was. Maybe they will put entirely different programming in that time slot.
Here is where we are now given the drama with Bari Weiss, David Ellison and Nick Bilton.
He didn't leave CBS until nearly a full decade after his McCarthy reporting. It is accurate that he fell out of favor with Mr. Paley who regarded Murrow as biting the hand that fed him. That is a comprable analogy to Pelley, but Pelley is nowhere near the news giant that Murrow was.
CBS is clearly taking the high road and offered a nice farewell to Pelley on the Evening News yesterday.
The Bee kind of nailed it there!I haven't watched 60 Minutes much recently.
As we all know, Babylon Bee is satire, but the secret to the best satire is when it reveals a hidden, often unacknowledged truth.
'60 Minutes' Begins Search For New Pompous Blowhard
NEW YORK, NY — After the firing of longtime contributor Scott Pelley due to ongoing conflicts with producers, the long-running CBS News program 60 Minutes began its search for a new pompous blowhard.babylonbee.com
A good spot for her.
I love The Bee. It leans conservative, but features less scatological silliness than The Onion (which I also enjoy, for the most part). Both are excellent at detecting and lampooning hypocrisy wherever it occurs.
I dunno….maybe continuing to call out fascism matters?
Not being a secret does not make a break taking abuse of power any less problematic. But let’s just ignore it and move on.
Um yeah, it is.
Lots of people knew what McCarthy was. How dare Murrow spend time on something that wasn’t news.
Good. Keep it front and center.
When we’re fighting for our country, that matters.
And dozens more are vital.
No, he doesn’t. His one show was a middling reality show, a short flash in the pan. His failures also included TV—Trump Card anyone? Whatever success that short lived show had was Mark Burnett.
Successful is doing a lot of heavy lifting.
He also thinks that taking repeated cognitive screenings is a good thing. The dementia is strong.
He may think that, but he also thinks people don’t know that “dumb” ends in a “b.” And that groceries is a new word.
Few of us thought the guardrails in our system would fail so spectacularly and dangerously.
What complicated the situation was that Mrs. Murrow and Mrs. Paley were best friends and neighbors.
The main thing that happened after McCarthy was Murrow's airtime and staff were significantly cut.
Tony Dokoupil Pays Tribute to Scott Pelley on ‘CBS Evening News’ After Firing: “Journalist Who Valued Truth at All Costs”
The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday following a clash with the show’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Scott Pelley, star of 60 Minutes, stood up for his principles and lost his job | Margaret Sullivan
While his bosses look (to varying degrees) like bumblers, cowards or corporate tools, Pelley will be remembered as a beacon of integrity
CBS News has denied that Joe Rogan is being considered for 60 Minutes:
www.yahoo.com
barrettmedia.com
www.mediaite.com
CBS Denies Rumors That Joe Rogan Is in Consideration for ‘60 Minutes’ Amid Latest Departures
Viewers hoping to see Joe Rogan take a seat behind one of television’s most iconic news desks are about to be disappointed. Following a report that claimed Rogan, 58, was being considered for a role a...
CBS News Denies Report Joe Rogan In Line for 60 Minutes Role
The report follows the exit of four of the seven correspondents from the most recent season.
barrettmedia.com
CBS Debunks Viral Claim It Was Considering Joe Rogan for ’60 Minutes’ Job
CBS News responded to viral reports alleging that news chief Bari Weiss was considering podcaster Joe Rogan to join legendary news magazine 60 Minutes.
www.mediaite.com
So it’s definitely happening.CBS News has denied that Joe Rogan is being considered for 60 Minutes:
CBS Denies Rumors That Joe Rogan Is in Consideration for ‘60 Minutes’ Amid Latest Departures
Viewers hoping to see Joe Rogan take a seat behind one of television’s most iconic news desks are about to be disappointed. Following a report that claimed Rogan, 58, was being considered for a role a...
CBS News Denies Report Joe Rogan In Line for 60 Minutes Role
The report follows the exit of four of the seven correspondents from the most recent season.
CBS Debunks Viral Claim It Was Considering Joe Rogan for ’60 Minutes’ Job
CBS News responded to viral reports alleging that news chief Bari Weiss was considering podcaster Joe Rogan to join legendary news magazine 60 Minutes.
Seems to be a lot of hand wringing from a few folks on this board about 60 minutes and CBS news. Ask anyone under 65, or even 55 how important this really is to them in 2026. People either have, or are fast moving on from traditional media sources...so whatever happens with the old line networks is of less and less consequence every day. Just like with AM radio in most cases, it's becoming a non-viable business model no matter what the political lean is.
It should be really important whether they watch or not. Less real news is bad for everyone.