Scott Pelley Says ’60 Minutes’ Has Been Free From Corporate Interference Under New Paramount Owners

Scott Pelley says '60 Minutes' has faced 'no corporate interference' by new Paramount owners

Scott Pelley says "60 Minutes" faces no corporate interference from new Paramount leadership despite past pressures brought from President Donald Trump's lawsuit.

CBS News' Scott Pelley Says '60 Minutes' Has Experienced 'No Corporate Interference' Under New Paramount Leadership

Scott Pelley claimed that he has experienced “no corporate interference” yet at “60 Minutes” under the new Paramount leadership. While accepting his recognition as a Walter Cronkite Award honoree for his coverage of the Trump administration’s threats to major law firms, the career journalist said that post Paramount-Skydance merger and the departure of EPP Bill Owens and Wendy McMahon as the president of the news division “all of our stories got…

Scott Pelley Says ’60 Minutes’ Has Been Free From Corporate Interference Under New Paramount Owners

Most of the honorees at USC Annenberg’s Walter Cronkite Awards, handed out on Friday, were recognized for holding Donald Trump’s administration to account or highlighting the challenges to American democracy. Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes, which found itself at the center of Skydance and Paramount’s efforts to secure Trump administration approval of their merger, was […]

Scott Pelley Says ’60 Minutes’ Has Received ‘No Corporate Interference’ On Stories Following New Ownership

CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley said Friday that the network’s vaunted news magazine 60 Minutes has not been unduly influenced by the recent corporate merger between Skydance and Paramount. Pelley spoke at the 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards, where he, comedian Jon Stewart, and MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow were named award honorees. “Twenty-twenty-five was a fraught time for 60 Minutes…our corporation was attempting to merge with another company, and …