60 Minutes
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The exchange between Pelley and Bilton:
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Steve Kroft weighs in:
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft calls the changes under Bari Weiss "disastrous." He adds: "This is journalistic interference. It makes no business sense whatsoever. It's the highest rated news program on television, and it has been that way for more than 50 years. The audience was up about 9% last year. Why would you mess with that?" Our conversation airs tonight on the
@newshour
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Link to video
I rest my case.
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I just found out that I went to college with Bari Weiss's father. Imagine my surprise!
Louis Weiss (Louie to us) was sort of a class clown. He was a fellow political science major and we had the same mentor (John Agresto). The difference is that I passed the comprehensive exam in political science and graduated. Louie took two tries at it and failed both times. He had to come back the following year and fill out a secondary major (drama) and pass the comps in that discipline in order to get his degree.
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