Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim to remain at 60 Minutes

Oliver Darcy194

“We feared that our returning might be construed as an endorsement of the existing power structure. That is simply, categorically not the case.Here's why we're are staying: We don't want to see 60 Minutes die.”

Yvette 🪷89

Oh the Leslie Stahl who did a puff piece on MTG before the election and let her call Biden a PDF without pushback or any evidence is staying?? SHOCKING. 🙄

Alejandra Caraballo66

Absolutely spineless. They should just let 60 Minutes die and explicitly say Bari Weiss killed it.

ZWash61

Got to love how spineless our mainstream media personalities are.

web_rant54

"We feared that our returning might be construed as an endorsement of the existing power structure." Yes, that's right. bsky.app/profile/oliv...

Kelly Miller42

Between this and the cowardly behavior of WH correspondents who watch in silence as Trump abuses their colleagues and then host him for dinner I've become really disheartened by what I see in mainstream journalism today.

BJC86031

Ahh, they need to stay to "save" it. Sure, sure.

Lar 🦋🐸26

That’s all well and good but I’m out

Jen V-E21

Pelley goes out heroically, Stahl (84) is too past her prime to see that the party is over.

Paul Cage17

In a world of Lesley Stahls, be a Scott Pelley.

Lis🅰️15

Speaks volumes. No excuses now for who they are.

Kelly🍁15

My most generous take is that this decision is a combination of naïveté and hubris. This combination makes for awful journalism.

Robert Cameron14

This seems like collaboration to me. But no matter. I won't be watching even a minute of 60 Minutes next year. I won't give one penny of my money to the Ellisons.

Toph13

The "media cowardice/boomers never retiring" streak continues apace.

Gwenbyn13

Disappointing but not surprising. If they were going to leave they would have left with Scott.

A Stoic Gardener12

Do any of these creeps *ever* have enough money? They don't have to do this, and they cannot "save" the show.

Aozora11

What an ignominious finale to their long careers.

Veronica11

“…we heard all the right things…” Talk is cheap - journalists know that better than anyone!

Ben9

And this is how power succeeds at control. Weak principles

Peace9

Weird there's no mention of Pelley who was also fired for passionately arguing for integrity and independence of journalism. Way to support your colleague. 60 Minutes will go on as long as they have the NFL lead in. Their integrity is in the toilet though. Anyway, I haven't watched them in years

gwynnek8

“We’re heartened…” by what? A memo? Did you read what your new boss wrote? Yours is mealy mouthed sucking up. Not a bit of bravery there. Face it folks, 60 minutes was anachronistic before the folks with the flamethrowers came in. Yes, frequently excellent reporting but not of this time.

Lauren Merry Vale (they/she)7

Yeah, this is not it. I'm reminded of the academics who stayed at German universities after all the Jewish faculty were purged in the 30s. Now as then: Staying means doing the work of the fascists. Leave, take your integrity with you, start a new show someplace else.

Cantankerous Kelly7

Who am I think of these esteemed journalists as naive but damn it that’s what how it feels

Trump is a convicted RAPIST5

How much money were they promised?

norcallisa.bsky.social5

Whatever. Our household is no longer watching CBS. Between pulling the plug on Colbert and tampering with 60 Minutes we’re just done. No sports or award shows will lure us there.

lyskis.bsky.social5

Too late. The audience has already left.

nelsonoftrafalgar.bsky.social5

I say to them that their returning will at minimum be construed as acceptance of the existing power structure. “We don't want to see 60 Minutes die.” It’s dead, even if a right wing version that replaces facts with innuendo remains, because that is the marching orders from Trump and the …

Mr.Eddie89764

Figures The weakest will hang on, and will now bend over for the new management And the new management knows they now *own* them

Physgal ⚛️4

They may remain, but a lot of their audience won't.

Catherine 🇨🇦4

Perhaps someone ought to tell Lesley, Bill and Jon that 60 Minutes is dead. They had the opportunity to take a stance and leave with their heads held high and failed.

Themistocles Wall4

cowards never thought stahl or whitaker would bend the knee 60 minutes is already dead btw

johnanchovy.bsky.social4

From ginsburg to these guys, so many of our institutions fail because of selfishness nearing narcissism. ”im too important to walk away!!!” Thanks for nothing

Rita 🌻4

You would think 84 year old Leslie Stahl would retire with some dignity. What a disgrace.

adriennearche11.bsky.social4

Let’s see how long they last under the incompetent leadership. How soon before they’re asked to add lies to a story. I’m not ever watching that show again. #BoycottCBS

☁️ retornam ☁️4

We have decided to keep collecting our paychecks in order to save 60 minutes.

RainsEnd🇨🇦4

Sixty Minutes has been revealed to be dealing in propaganda over facts. This destroys the very essence of the show. It is gone. There is nothing to stay for. Be brave and look for new opportunities.

jpgsr.bsky.social4

It’s dead and now they’re part of the problem. Must be getting a lot of money to stay.

gcs3.bsky.social4

Don’t want 60 minutes to die? Sorry but it’s dead. Unless they get credible leadership asap, which isn’t happening. So much for solidarity with Scott Pelley.

Lori 🇺🇦💩🐸👑3

Lesley Stahl needs a job.

M Miller@resisting2016🐸🐸🐸3

Utter rubbish. None of them need the $. None of them have any integrity left. None if them will "save" 60 Minutes.

am-mccarthy.bsky.social3

"Fascism upsets us, but...blah, blah, blah"

Rod Green3

I have no idea why Stahl is still hanging on. You're reaching the of your career, Lesley.

Interesting Times2

Leslie Stahl: 84 yo Bill Whitaker: 74 yo Jon Wertheim: 55 yo Except for Jon, they could all simply retire and show support for ethics, their colleague, moral dignity, etc. But nope, they're gonna drag their wrinkly asses to work to support a fascist takeover.

bells110.bsky.social2

Too late. 60 Minutes is already dead.

brendanamartin.bsky.social2

They’ve chosen collaboration. They’re all rich. They have no excuses.

Sports Fact Lover2

How about leave for ABC or PBS, call your new show "The Hour", and run the show with the same journalistic integrity it used to have?

The Invisible Sky Wizard2

I wonder how long until they are fired for this memo?

Benj2

I don't think you're endorsing the new management, folks... I think you have the insight of someone in a stage of grief & in a general state of denial. And, sorry, but 60 minutes may have been a gold standard, but the bar has been pretty low for quite some time...

Lisa Nicole2

Nobody should watch these sorry sad fuxks... It is amazing to me how much people will sell their soul for money and status

Walter Muller2

All they have to say is: we need the job and the money....that would be honest instead of this righteous bullshit

Lpeterp2

Ugh. Sell-outs all. What hollow words they write.

Kelly Miller2

"Here's to Season 59!"? Lordy that's pathetic.

goodjuju06.bsky.social2

They should have followed Pelley out the door

Erin Butler2

"We don't know what else to do. Why retire when we can die living a tarnished legacy?"

Edith Horwitz2

I’ve got no respect for their decision. So I wait for what’s new from those who left. Cooper survived. So did MacFarlane.

I play percussion2

That makes them weak and compliant. All are past retirement age and could MAKE A DIFFERENCE BUT nope 😑

Deborah Teramis Christian 🌈 🎲 🇺🇦2

It is an admirable sentiment, to want to preserve the thing you're so invested in. But believing that management under Weiss will *really* permit true independence, without skewing language or story angles to be Trump-friendly? That is self-delusion. But I guess they'll find out the hard way.

dmercer.bsky.social2

Can't believe they haven't quit.

UncleTifa2

Lesley is a decent respectable person and journalist But I’ll never forget her interviewing MTG and getting dog walked CBS wants her to stay

blairk9.bsky.social2

This is such a weak response. All of these people are millionaires, they could walk away tonight in protest but they wont

Andrew Scott Waugh24

Boo. Killing 60 Minutes with principle would’ve been a far stronger statement to their audience than this weak sauce.

tim dewey12

It’s like when a character in a zombie movie gets eaten by his wife’s reanimated corpse, ‘cuz he thinks a part of her is still in there.

G ToeKnocks10

It died a long time ago. Let it burn. Not standing w Pelley is cowardice.

Robert Cameron9

Nope, nope, nope. I will not be watching even one minute of 60 Minutes. I will not give a penny to the Ellisons. And I won't watch these collaborators.

Mike Abrams6

Bullshit. It's already dead. Maybe their remaining isn't an endorsement of the new order, but it's definitely a willing acceptance.

LizzyNan4

What if everybody worries that you're not telling the truth, that you've given in to the higher up, that some of your facts may be squishy, what good will it do?

DnD Forever3

They don’t understand it’s already dead. There is nothing to save.

Lizzie O'Leary10

Seems like the kind of thing one wants to do a tad earlier but what do I know

Snuffy636

Nah. We're done with them in this house.

Way too “offensive” with a clear deficit of “charm.” Just say no, Lesley.

diaperingdad.bsky.social5

that statement he made about Scott Pelley was thoroughly disqualifying. Bilton is now unquestionably just another cheap hack.

hikeitup.bsky.social4

I would love to read a message from Stahl and Whitaker announcing their joint resignations. They don't need the work and their legacies as real journalists would be cemented.

boggsk.bsky.social4

Is Leslie Stahl stupid enough to fall for his charm or are her true colors showing?

I apologize for the nonsense🤣🌮2

Cannot stand bosses who try to work me. Let me do my job and leave me alone.

marksfca.bsky.social2

No changes except for firing some of the most talented staff members

Temo2

Wait, Lesley didn't resign? Damn, the amount of people showing to the world that they never a shred of dignity is amazing.

Zaddock Fuller5

He knows that he's stepped in it. Stahl, Wertheim, and Whitaker have a decision to make. Is their integrity worth more to them than prestige and money.

Cantard3

Was it ownership or was it Weiss telling them to modify their reporting?

Sagittarius A*3

not the staff he summarily fired, ofc.