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Longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley was fired on June 2 and became the latest in a growing group of familiar CBS faces who have departed the network in recent months, including Anderson Cooper,
Veteran journalist Scott Pelley has publicly criticized the new CBS News leadership, accusing editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of political bias and newsroom incompetence in his first interview since departing 60 Minutes.
Correspondents at "60 Minutes" in past years have tried to win an interesting challenge: Could they leave the show for a summer vacation with one story already in the can? Doing so now is no longer a game.