{"id":478,"date":"2026-06-09T05:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=478"},"modified":"2026-06-09T05:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:12:03","slug":"scott-pelley-blasts-cbs-news-incompetence-under-bari-weiss-in-scathing-new-york-times-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"Scott Pelley Blasts CBS News \u2018Incompetence\u2019 Under Bari Weiss In Scathing New York Times Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI need to be a little bit careful here because I don\u2019t want to be hyperbolic,\u201d Pelley said when asked why he thought Weiss asked for changes to the Minneapolis broadcast. \u201cMy impression at the time was that she was putting a thumb on the scale on behalf of the administration. Constantly looking out for the views of the president. We\u2019re reporting those views. There\u2019s nothing wrong with reporting those views, but it was never enough.\u201d CBS has disputed Pelley\u2019s interpretation of the events, with a spokesperson telling the Times there is \u201cno credible argument to suggest Ms. Weiss was \u2018putting a thumb on the scale on behalf of the administration\u2019 in any instance over the past seven months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=476\">Trump Greeted With Boos At Madison Square Garden As He Attends NBA Finals<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>TANGENT<\/h2>\n<p>Pelley said he felt \u201cshock\u201d and \u201cdismay\u201d after the abrupt firing of former executive producer Tanya Simon last month, the first woman to serve as the longrunning newsmagazine\u2019s executive producer\u2014especially after the show saw record growth in viewership and astronomical growth on social media, according to owner <u>Paramount\u2019s own metrics<\/u> published weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p><u>David Ellison<\/u>, the son of billionaire Oracle founder <u>Larry Ellison<\/u>, bought Paramount from Shari Redstone in a deal that was finally <u>approved last summer<\/u>. As part of the takeover, Ellison installed Weiss, a former New York Times opinion journalist and founder of the new media startup The Free Press, as the network\u2019s editor-in-chief. Pelley said he thought the sale was \u201cnecessary\u201d and praised Ellison\u2019s early vision for the network. \u201cMr. Ellison came in with a lot of money, a young man of vision, and I thought this was going to be very good for all of us.\u201d Pelley also blasted the previous owners of Paramount over their settlement terms to resolve a lawsuit Trump brought over coverage on \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d calling the <u>multi-million dollar payout <\/u>they agreed to a \u201cbribe to the president to settle this frivolous, ridiculous lawsuit.\u201d Pelley said he was \u201cconcerned\u201d about Weiss\u2019 lack of experience in broadcast television when she was tapped to take over leadership of the network, but also said he wanted to give her a chance at the job. \u201cThose were red flags to me, but I thought, David Ellison thinks she\u2019s the right person for the job,\u201d Pelley said. \u201cWe are absolutely going to welcome her, listen to her, and give her the benefit of the doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=474\">Spencer Pratt Fails To Advance In Los Angeles Mayor\u2019s Race<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><u>https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2026\/06\/03\/scott-pelley-calls-bari-weiss-disingenuous-after-she-defended-firing-60-minutes-journalist\/<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2026\/06\/03\/pelley-alleges-cbs-management-asked-him-to-inject-falsehoods-into-story-after-60-minutes-firing-full-statement\/<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=472\">\u2018Scary Movie\u2019 Breaks Franchise Record With $55 Million Opening<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The veteran former \u201c60 Minutes\u201d correspondent accused his former employer of appearing to put a \u201cthumb on the scale\u201d for the White House during production of a piece about protests in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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