The late broadcast journalist David Brinkley once observed: "Objectivity is impossible to normal human behavior. Rather, we should strive for fairness."

Fairness is at the heart of the ongoing shakeup at CBS News, and especially at the legendary 60 Minutes. Since television is a business that requires high ratings and credibility to attract advertisers and make money, it is more important what viewers think about a program than what those producing it think about themselves.

Correspondent Scott Pelley violated a cardinal principle, not just in journalism, but in any job. He bit the hand that had been feeding him. In a staff meeting, Pelley reportedly excoriated management for having the temerity to shake up the news division, which Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief, was hired to do.

Reading an interview Pelley did for The New York Times after his firing reveals the attitude of many journalists at the top of the profession. Pelley thinks it's all about him, not the audience. It appears he believes his decades at the network entitle him to stay on until he expires or resigns. I have been fired—or........

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