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“Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc,” Pelley said in a statement, referring in part to CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.

Pelley’s exit deepens the turmoil at “60 Minutes,” the leading newsmagazine on American television. In recent months, “60 Minutes” employees have clashed with CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss over the show’s editorial direction under its new corporate owner, Paramount Skydance, the media company run by technology scion David Ellison.

The tension reached a fever pitch Monday during a “60 Minutes” staff meeting designed to introduce employees to Bilton, a technology journalist tapped by Weiss to be executive producer of the program. Pelley laced into Bilton, according to an audio recording obtained by NBC News and a source who was in the room.

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[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 124 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Jesus fucking Christ. He accused them of murdering 60 minutes, so they shank him while everybody’s watching - for insubordination. These hideous goblins want you to be afraid of them because they “don’t fuck around,” but really all they’re doing is permanently destroying anyone’s respect for them.

[–] zueski@lemmy.zip 62 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are also killing a respected institution and treating its corpse as a marionette.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nah. All this is, is sabotage of dissent.

We are in an information war right now. And losing.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

US TV used to mock Soviet Russia about this.

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

🏴‍☠️

[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 70 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Pelley did not mention Weiss or Bilton by name in his lengthy written statement about his firing. But he said “new management” had instructed him to “inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story” and told him to report unverified assertions.

Paramount and CBS can suck it. I’m a Trekkie but it looks like I won’t be watching my favorite Star Trek shows for the foreseeable future.

[–] Cenotaph@mander.xyz 33 points 1 week ago

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Take this. Stay low. You'll know when we're clear.

[–] mracton@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve been a Drag Race fan from the beginning, but I stopped watching any of the programming since the Paramount/Skydance merger. With the next merger I’m going to have to VPN into Canada or 🏴‍☠️ the next season of Heated Rivalry.

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, is WoW owned by paramount now?

[–] mracton@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not ownership of WoW, but all the US programs and maybe UK/Canada are exclusive to Paramount+ at least as a first run, barring any recent changes I don’t know about.

Ah, got it. That's at least better than what I thought, but still not great.

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

A VPN lets you see how well supported the de-Paramount trek fans are. Try it, the waters of the high seas are waiting.

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 5 points 1 week ago

Your local library will get every season on bluray if they don't already have it just ask. Or download any of the many better than stream quality rips.

I’ve watched all of Strange New Worlds so far but I’ve never once given CBS money over it

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

it looks like I won’t be watching my favorite Star Trek shows for the foreseeable future.

Because no one else is.

[–] robomuffin79@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He should consider himself lucky Weiss didn’t sic the IDF on him

[–] homes@piefed.world 22 points 1 week ago
[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I resent the fact that they referred to that trust fund baby as a technology scion. He's a technology scion in the same way a 16 year old is a race car driver after his dad bought him a Corvette.

[–] msfroh@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

It doesn't imply that he's technical. The Merriam-Webster definition of scion being used here is "a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family".

His family is wealthy because of technology (Oracle) and he's the descendant.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

60 Minutes is dead. The other presenters (and writers, etc who don't agree with new mgmt) should quit now if they have any principles and self-respect. Besides they're old and rich, why would they want to stay on anyway? Show some solidarity/integrity.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

CBS and paramount is dead. Just wait for the first nazi star trek. Its coming. Full of big boobs and mini skirts with a lot of evil brown aliens.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

tbh i'd be down for a return of the miniskirts

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Roddenberry tried to bring it back in TNG. Reviews were... mixed.
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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Taylor Sheridan's Star Trek: The Search for Huge Racks

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Ellison, whose Skydance Media took over Paramount in an $8 billion merger, looks set to expand his media empire with a $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN and HBO. The deal still needs sign-off from federal regulators.

What the monopoly? This fuckhead needs to be stopped.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Retaliatory firing seems right on-brand.

Make sure the Wikipedia article describes the causes of the death of 60 Minutes accurately in its ~60th year.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Zionists and magats don’t want real journalism

[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago

CBS proves Scott Pelley right.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Recorded footage of the event:

Bari Weiss: And another thing - you're fired! And that's official!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

He couldn't have more kids, because of his semen.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Bari Weiss is doing her job of sticking up for Israel at all costs

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I like how the moment CBS got bought out, it started showing up every 5 seconds on my youtube feed because they obviously chucked money into making sure people still view it as some quality news channel and want to exemplify that nothing changed.