60 Minutes propagandist Scott Pelley lashed out at CBS’ parent company Paramount after his boss, Bill Owens, resigned in protest over a potential merger last week, claiming the business move would undermine the newsroom’s independence to report “fairly and accurately” against the Trump administration.
He was our boss. Bill was with CBS News nearly 40 years, 26 years at 60 Minutes. He covered the world, covered combat, the White House. His was a quest to open minds, not close them. If you’ve ever worked hard for a boss because you admired him, then you understand what we’ve enjoyed here. Bill resigned Tuesday. It was hard on him and hard on us. But he did it for us and you.
Stories we pursued for 57 years are often controversial. Lately, the Israel-Gaza war and the Trump administration. Bill made sure they were accurate and fair. He was tough that way. But our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger.
The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires. No one here is happy about it, but in resigning, Bill proved one thing. He was the right person to lead 60 Minutes all along.
Breitbart News had a more accurate interpretation of Pelley’s statement: “60 Minutes’s Scott Pelley: ‘Paramount sucks, but I don’t have the conviction to resign like my boss did.'”
Owens’ resignation comes as the 60 Minutes program has faced major headwinds following a $20 billion lawsuit launched by Trump against CBS, accusing the network of making an in-kind campaign contribution to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign last election cycle when they selectively edited responses she made during an interview.
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