Tony Dokoupil shared some heartfelt phrases on CBS Night Information about his former colleague Scott Pelley after the veteran journalist was fired on Tuesday.
Throughout Wednesday’s show, Dokoupil — who was appointed anchor of the night newscast by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss firstly of her tenure final yr — took a second to reward Pelley’s profession.
“When I started at CBS, Scott Pelley was in this very chair, and still doing a dozen stories a year for 60 Minutes. And amid all of that, still meeting every new correspondent to share his view of the mission here,” he mentioned. “He believed freedom of the press, to quote [James] Madison, was ‘the right that guaranteed all the others.’ And the stakes are always that high in that, if you’d made it to CBS News, you were among the best in the world. He worked every single day to live up to that standard.”
A compilation of a few of Pelley’s work at CBS through the years, after he joined the community in 1989, was then performed. The video featured the journalist’s protection from the sector of 9/11, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Russia-Ukraine Struggle and extra, in addition to his many presidential interviews and the handfuls of Emmys he acquired for his work.
“He was in some ways a man from another era, and that’s not a knock,” Dokoupil mentioned in a voiceover. “He didn’t watch the competition, he said, because he knew who he was. A journalist who valued truth at all costs. And always kept alive the memory of colleagues killed in the field — a reminder that his chosen line of work could be a dangerous one.”
To conclude the tribute, the anchor additionally famous how Pelley modified the CBS Night Information emblem from “with Scott Pelley” to “with all of us.” Dokoupil added, “Well, Scott, from all of us, thank you.”
On Tuesday, The Hollywood Reporter realized that the veteran 60 Minutes correspondent was fired by the community. This resolution got here after Pelley clashed with the present’s new govt producer, Nick Bilton, throughout a heated meeting with workers the day prior.
Within the assembly, Pelley slammed Weiss, accusing her of “murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place; she was brought in to kill it and is doing exactly that.”
Following his firing, Pelley released a lengthy statement, saying partially, “Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. … The collapse of values at the top has become untenable. The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable. The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well.”
