Petition: Thank Scott Pelley for Exposing CBS’s Sellout

Scott Pelley deserves thanks for directly confronting Bari Weiss, CBS leadership, and the corporate forces reshaping one of America’s most important news institutions. By calling out how CBS has bent toward Donald Trump and abandoned core journalistic values, Pelley did what real journalists are supposed to do: tell the truth, even when it means challenging powerful people inside their own industry.

CBS’s willingness to accommodate Trump-aligned pressure, weaken independent journalism, and undermine programs like 60 Minutes is not just a corporate media story—it is a warning about what happens when owners and executives prioritize political access over public accountability. When news organizations sell out to power, the public loses access to fearless reporting at the exact moment democracy needs it most.

We thank Scott Pelley for refusing to stay silent and for standing up for journalism’s highest purpose: holding the powerful to account. His courage should be a model for every journalist, editor, and media executive facing political or corporate pressure. Democracy depends on a press that serves the public—not Donald Trump, Bari Weiss, or billionaire owners.