The three remaining correspondents at “60 Minutes” told colleagues in a letter Friday they intend to stay on at the storied news program, but not without taking a couple of shots at CBS leadership first.“Newsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships,” Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim jointly wrote in the letter. “Collaboration and argument are the way we have always worked at 60.”The trio emphasized that their remaining at the show is not “an endorsement of the existing power structure.”They said, “Here’s why we’re staying: We don’t want to see 60 Minutes die. If we can continue doing the work that made this show what it is — committing acts of independent, fearless journalism and storytelling ― we’re here for it. If not, we leave.”Amid the uncertainty, Stahl has reportedly hired top Creative Artists Agency agent Bryan Lourd to represent her, according to Puck, which also reported that the veteran correspondent had dinner with new “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton on Thursday night.Amid the uncertainty about her future at "60 Minutes," Lesley Stahl has reportedly hired top Creative Artists Agency agent Bryan Lourd to represent her, Puck said. Andy Kropa/Invision/APIn an email to staff on Thursday, Bilton acknowledged that “it has been a trying and difficult few days,” while praising Stahl, Whitaker and Wertheim.“Lesley, Bill and Jon are core to this show’s success,” he wrote. “They have sat across from the most powerful people in the world and refused to blink. Audiences trust them because they have proved it, story by story, for decades. Working with them is a privilege and every journalist’s dream.”Bilton’s note follows a tumultuous week for the program, as longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was terminated after sparring with him at a staff meeting on Monday.Scott Pelley was fired from CBS News after sparring with new executive producer Nick Bilton during a staff meeting this week.Charles Sykes/Invision/APPelley reportedly accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, who was not present, of “murdering” the show, and condemned the firings of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega and the entire senior leadership team, including former executive producer Tanya Simon. Pelley also allegedly told Bilton, who had never worked in broadcast news prior to joining the show, that he had “slender” qualifications for the job Weiss had given him.Pelley was fired the next day. In a statement following his termination, Pelley said, “Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc.”Pelley also fired back at Weiss’ subsequent claim that she had tried to engage with him to “find a way back.”He said, “There was no effort of any kind to ‘find a way back.’”Following Pelley’s exit, Stahl, Whitaker and Wertheim met privately on Wednesday to discuss their own futures at the program, Status previously reported. The outlet said that Stahl’s contract expired at the end of the show’s most recent season and it was unclear if she would be back in September, adding that Whitaker was also considering his options.The Puck report also notes that the plan Weiss had originally pitched to Paramount CEO David Ellison about overhauling “60 Minutes” involved building the show around Cooper. But that fell apart after Cooper announced he would leave the show this spring.