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After a tumultuous week, CBS News took a major step in stopping the bleeding at “60 Minutes.”
Hours after Scott Pelley made headlines for speaking out against firings and other changes at 60 Minutes, the show’s former executive producer offered words of praise for the correspondent. Bill Owens told a New York Press Club event that Pelley “can smell fraud a mile away.
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Former “60 Minutes” chief Bill Owens blasted CBS News, saying it’s run by people who “don’t even know what we do and don’t actually care,” and heaped praise on correspondent Scott Pelley for challenging his bosses in a headline-grabbing meeting.