A day after the veteran correspondent Scott Pelley at a closed meeting, he lashed out at the program's new executive producer «60 Minutes» , He is reportedly on the verge of leaving CBS News.
According to Dylan Byers Puck, Pelley met with CBS News management to find a "path forward." But after that meeting, Byers says, it became clear that that path would lead to his dismissal.
«"At 5:00 PM ET, Scott Pelley met with CBS News management to discuss the next steps following his protest aired on 60 Minutes," Byers wrote in a post on X. "The two sides were unable to reach an agreement, and it now seems likely that he will either resign or be fired, though neither has yet happened.".
CNN journalist Brian Stelter confirmed this information in his post on X.
Byers added that Pelley told colleagues from 60 Minutes programs« , that the editor-in-chief of CBS News Bari Weiss claimed that Pelley had created a "hostile work environment" and asked him to write a letter of apology. Apparently, Pelley has no intention of fulfilling this request.
This story is evolving.
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