Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, slammed former CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley on Sunday for saying he did not expect his longtime employer to fire him. “One of the reasons why trust in media is so low is because many legacy journalists are completely out of touch,” Carr wrote on social...
FCC Chair Carr says Scott Pelley 'completely out of touch' for not anticipating ’60 Minutes’ firing
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Tue 00:00 - Fox News
CBS News chiefs told Scott Pelley they wanted him to stay on '60 Minutes' before tense clash with new producer
Tue 07:00 - Fox News
Battle between Bari Weiss and ‘60 Minutes’ explodes as Scott Pelley accuses her of murdering the show
Wed 01:42 - Fox News
Scott Pelley fired at CBS News after blowups with Bari Weiss, new '60 Minutes' producer
Wed 02:48 - Washington Examiner
60 Minutes host Scott Pelley fired after accusing CBS chief of ‘murdering’ show
Wed 07:22 - Al Jazeera English
US broadcaster CBS fires 60 Minutes’s Scott Pelley after clash with bosses
Wed 12:44 - The Hill
CBS fires Scott Pelley after criticism of network leadership
Thu 00:14 - The Hill
Bari Weiss: Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes' for breaking 'foundation' of trust
Thu 02:14 - Washington Examiner
CBS’s Bari Weiss says 60 Minutes host Scott Pelley fired for breaking ‘foundation’ of trust
Thu 07:00 - Fox News
'60 Minutes' meltdown: Scott Pelley fired, praised, scolded for attacking Bari Weiss, charges bias
Thu 13:34 - Fox News
Rachel Maddow invites fired CBS correspondent Scott Pelley to join her network after '60 Minutes' exit
Fri 14:26 - France 24
Doubts grow over future of '60 Minutes' after firing of Scott Pelley
Sun 13:42 - Washington Examiner
Scott Pelley says he was accused of physical abuse before 60 Minutes firing
Sun 16:41 - The Hill
Pelley says CBS News ‘is on fire’