WGAE President Blasts Scott Pelley Firing, ’60 Minutes’ Purge
The president of the Writers Guild of America, East weighed in on the firing of 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley and others at the newsmagazine, arguing that the moves show that top brass show “profound contempt for the journalism profession.” Tom Fontana wrote in a letter to members, “In the past year, CBS has enacted…
