In his first interview since being fired from #60Minutes last week, #ScottPelley opened up about the events leading up to his dismissal and called for the removal of #CBSNews editor-in-chief #BariWeiss.⁠ ⁠ Speaking to The New York Times (#nytimes), Pelley opened up about last week’s staff turmoil, which saw the ousting of executive producer #TanyaSimon and two of her top deputies, with tech journalist #NickBilton brought in to succeed her. #SharynAlfonsi and #CeciliaVega also were ousted. He added that the firings they came the day after he and Simon attended the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, where they won two trophies. ⁠ ⁠ “Within hours, all of those people have been wiped out, and one-third of our correspondents have been fired,” said Pelley, himself a 37-year veteran of the network. “At the same moment, we are informed of our new executive producer. His name is Nick Bilton. I’m sure he must be a wonderful man, but no one had ever heard of him. He has zero experience in television...