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Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’

PBS NewsHour reporter Geoff Bennett teased an excerpt from his interview with Steve Croft, in which the “60 Minutes” legend said the direction of the historic news program under the leadership of CBS News boss Bari Weiss was “disastrous.” “This is journalistic interference,” Kroft said. “It makes no business sense whatsoever. It’s the highest rated […]

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According to Variety’s source item, Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’, PBS NewsHour reporter Geoff Bennett teased an excerpt from his interview with Steve Croft, in which the “60 Minutes” legend said the direction of the historic news program under the leadership of CBS News boss Bari Weiss was “disastrous.” “This is journalistic interference,” Kroft said. “It makes no business sense whatsoever. It’s the highest rated […]

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Steve Kroft Says ’60 Minutes’ Is ‘Disastrous’ Under Bari Weiss After Scott Pelley and More Fired: ‘This Is Journalistic Interference’Variety - 2026-06-03T22:02:56+00:00

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