In addition to ethical dilemmas, the journalist claimed that CBS News’ new leadership is full of “incompetence and unprofessionalism.”
Despite Mr. Perry’s claims; 60 minutes He said he had “fought harder than anyone knows” to maintain the pillars of the program, which he acknowledged were “no longer recognizable” to the leadership.
Despite this, the longtime newscaster accused Weiss of “murder” 60 minutes In a company meeting, he emphasized his pride in working for a program he considers “an American icon.”
“After 37 years at CBS, I am retiring with one feeling: gratitude to the men and women of CBS News who encouraged and enriched my work, often at the risk of their own lives,” he concluded. “I pray for the day when those people and their ideals will be respected again – when sanity, competence and courage will return.”
Bilton mentioned Perry’s firing in a June 3 memo to 60 Minutes staff.
“I know how much Mr. Scott meant to so many people, and I don’t say that lightly,” Bilton wrote in a letter published by CBS News. “I made multiple attempts over the weekend to have a direct conversation with him and this afternoon tried to find common ground. That was not the path Scott chose.”
