Sanctimonious Scott Pelley finds out no one is indispensable
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TL;DR
- Scott Pelley, a former 60 Minutes correspondent, was fired by CBS after a public outburst against his new boss, Nick Bilton.
- The article suggests Pelley acted as an activist, not a journalist, citing his interviews with Joe Biden and Moms for Liberty as examples of biased reporting.
- Pelley's termination is presented as a consequence of challenging management publicly, contrasting with the approach of private discussion.
- The author criticizes Pelley's "performative display" and "agenda-driven" approach, likening it to "MS Now dressed up as 60 Minutes."
- The article notes a trend of former journalists moving to podcasting after leaving major networks.