In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.Chuck Todd. Jim Acosta. Don Lemon. Terry Moran. Katie Couric. Joy Reid. These are the former “journalists” who are no longer employed by their respective networks and have been relegated to the wilderness of podcasting from their opulent homes.
Now a former 60 Minutes correspondent for CBS, Pelley made the miscalculation that so many in this business have in recent years: He thought he was indispensable. His contract made him rich. Likes and retweets from his social media posts made him feel powerful. He felt he could challenge his bosses during staff meetings or even publicly.
We saw this play out in 2023 after Chris Licht was hired by CNN with a mission to move the network back to the center. As part of that effort, candidate Donald Trump was invited to participate in a town hall moderated by Kaitlan Collins. This did not sit well with CNN talent at all, even to the point that Anderson Cooper said this on the air the night after the event in an attempt to embarrass the network president:
