CBS News fires correspondent Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes

"The reality is twofold. First: Not enough people trust us. Not you. Us. As in: the mainstream media," she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Second: We are not doing enough to meet audiences where they are. So they are leaving us."CBS has since laid off a number of employees - more then 6% of its workforce - and shut down its storied radio division. After the latest season of 60 Minutes ended on 17 May, the network fired Tanya Simon, its executive producer, and longtime correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, and hired Bilton to lead the show. Vega said in a statement afterwards that executives had tried to influence stories and "insert political bias" and called it "dangerous for the show and dangerous for democracy". "Today, I lost an amazing job," she wrote. "But I still have my integrity. To my former colleagues, continue to hold the line."Pelley was the show's managing editor and anchor and had been a 60 Minutes correspondent for 22 years. He worked at CBS News for 37 years and departs with "a heart brimming with gratitude", he wrote in his statement.Bilton is a former New York Times technology columnist and documentary filmmaker. He said after his hiring that Weiss was bringing him in while audiences for 60 Minutes were increasing - up 9% according to Nielson ratings - but that was not indicative of its longterm prognosis."It's still the No. 1 news broadcast in America. But history tells you disruption doesn't happen immediately when new technology comes along — it's usually a few years later," Bilton told CNBC. "We're on the precipice of this happening to broadcast TV.