Surly Sammy as surly and sour as ever!
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Apparently, someone could really use a nap. Surly Sammy Owl is not taking the news about the outspoken Scott Pelley well at all. For those who have not been keeping up, here’s a bit of news for you: CBS News-Paramount-Skydance fired venerated journalist Scott Pelley and, well, let the news item speak for itself, this from NBC News:
CBS News fires ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley after clash with new producer
CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he confronted the show’s new executive producer at a heated staff meeting.
“Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you,” “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton said in a letter addressed to Pelley, a copy of which was obtained by NBC News.
“I therefore write on behalf of CBS News, Inc. to inform you that your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately,” Bilton added.
In a written statement, Pelley expressed “gratitude for the men and women of CBS News who encouraged and enriched my work, very often at the risk of their own lives. I pray for a day when those people and their ideals are honored again —a day when sanity, competence, and courage return.”
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.
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