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CBS News shakes up '60 Minutes' amid producer and anchor firings

CBS News is undergoing significant changes at its long-running program "60 Minutes" following the dismissal of top producer and correspondents, including anchor Scott Pelley. New leadership, led by Bari Weiss, is implementing a "new approach" that has drawn criticism and speculation about the show's future. Pelley has accused management of instructing him to inject falsehoods into a story, a charge CBS News denies, stating it was normal editorial back-and-forth. AI

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CBS News shakes up '60 Minutes' amid producer and anchor firings

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press ·

    ‘My first response is, it started in 1968 — not a bad run’: Some see the death of 60 Minutes after Pelley’s firing, ‘murder’ comments

    Syracuse University's Robert Thompson doesn't think we're "we’re writing the obituary," but this looks like "systematically deconstructing" the show.