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Elite Media Tantrums Over ’60 Minutes’ Changes Demonstrate How Clueless They Are

When America’s media elites deign to allow the hoi polloi a brief glimpse behind the sacred curtain, they come off just as clueless and out of touch as we thought they were.

That’s my take on the recent brouhaha over firings at CBS News, which were triggered by staff rebellions over the management of its new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.

Weiss, who exited The New York Times years ago because she wouldn’t bow to the incessant demands of woke fellow employees, went independent, created her own media company, then triumphantly returned to the legacy media fully redeemed—and vindicated in her criticism that they’ve become an echo chamber.

She’s taken steps to make CBS a little more balanced in how it covers the news.

This was too much for many, who’ve accused the moderately liberal Weiss of not having the right credentials and of, laughably, being in the tank for President Donald Trump.

One of those critics crashing out was the recently fired longtime “60 Minutes” veteran Scott Pelley, who blasted Weiss for trying to dispel the perception that her network had a left-wing bias.

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Interestingly enough, he went to The New York Times to tell his story.

Pelley ridiculously compared the firings of rebellious employees to a “spouse being murdered.”

Having lost a job and lost a spouse in my lifetime, they are very, very, so much not the same. https://t.co/tTEyYTIYwM— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) June 10, 2026

Having lost a job and lost a spouse in my lifetime, they are very, very, so much not the same. https://t.co/tTEyYTIYwM

When the interviewer posed the question that Weiss apparently asked “60 Minutes” employees about why the country thinks they are biased, Pelley appeared shocked and affronted that anyone could dare ask that question.

“Why do you think so? Do you have a poll? Is there market research? What are you talking........

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