60 Minutes Veterans Stay

“60 Minutes” correspondents Leslie Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said Friday that they planned to stay on at the newsmagazine, capping days of turmoil.

1. Frame 1CBS News firings put the 60 Minutes program under pressure as Stahl, Whitaker and Wertheim choose to stay.
2. Frame 2Their memo said they had struggled over whether to remain but did not want the newsmagazine to die.
3. Frame 3They said firings of Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailovich left them deeply upset over 60 Minutes' independence.
4. Frame 4Scott Pelley was fired after challenging the new executive producer over the recent removals.
5. Frame 5CBS News staff are questioning Bari Weiss's strategy after senior executives dismissed top journalists.
6. Frame 6The next pressure point is whether CBS leadership explains the firings and convinces staff independence is protected.