"The bigger problem, Lulu, frankly, is not any kind of political influence. The problem was the incompetence.."
Scott Pelley talked to @lulugn.bsky.social about "the Bari Weiss era and his last days at 60 Minutes:" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m...
Today in Reliable Sources:
The Bari Weiss spin cycle
Trump's election-denial machine
The Economist's new names
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Today's Reliable Sources lead: Has Bari Weiss become too much of a distraction for Paramount? cnn.it/4g844ff
Nick Bilton has come in for a LOT of scrutiny, but he gets some credit today — sources say he worked hard behind the scenes to convince the three remaining correspondents to stay. (But the coming weeks/months will be the real test.)x
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim's statement is not a vote of confidence in CBS News management – instead, it's an commitment to help repair the recent damage – and it indicates they will speak up if they sense Paramount meddling with the program
Let’s not lose sight of this: CBS News is producing strong work every single day. Judge the programming, not the people...
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Scott Pelley says "CBS News is on fire" and Bari Weiss should be removed from her job. Here's my new write about a clash that's been fueled by mutual distrust and clouded by political drama: www.cnn.com/2026/06/07/m...
Does bad news for CBS News translate to bad news for Paramount’s takeover of CNN and the rest of Warner Bros. Discovery?
Not directly, no. But... www.cnn.com/2026/06/08/m...
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What comes after the ‘un-Trumping’ of the Kennedy Center? cnn.it/4uSJ68V
The three remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents told colleagues Friday that they will stay with the embattled newsmagazine for one stark reason: “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/m...
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Does bad news for CBS News translate to bad news for Paramount’s takeover of CNN and the rest of Warner Bros. Discovery?
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Scott Pelley says “CBS News is on fire” and the news division’s editor in chief Bari Weiss should be removed from her job.
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and John Wertheim told colleagues Friday that they will stay with the embattled newsmagazine for one stark reason: “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”
