Scott Kelley Fried by CBS After Clash with Management

About this episode

The episode discusses the firing of journalist Scott Pelley from CBS's 60 Minutes and the implications of the AI boom on local communities.

CBS fires journalist Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes and there’s continued disagreement about what occurred. Plus, is powering the artificial intelligence boom coming at the expense of local communities? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jake Tapper

Topics covered

• journalism
• media conflict
• artificial intelligence
• local communities
• employment

Keywords

• Scott Pelley
• CBS
• 60 Minutes
• journalism
• artificial intelligence
• local communities
• media conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS

Books & works: 60 Minutes

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