Scott Pelley was fired from CBS News on Tuesday. Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from CBS News. Pelley strongly criticized the broadcaster's editor in chief, Bari Weiss. Here's what smart people are saying about Pelley's dismissal. Scott Pelley, the veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent, was fired from CBS News on Tuesday. It comes after Pelley condemned the broadcaster's editor in chief, Bari Weiss, at a heated staff meeting on Monday, accordi