The “60 Minutes” correspondents vowed to stay at the news program, but criticized the firings of their colleagues and said newsrooms should not be run like “dictatorships.”

New CBS News leaders argue changes are necessary to help the show modernize, while top talent worry innovation is being used as a cover for seizing more editorial control.

The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two…