Scott Pelley

I'm only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect. We cannot do our work without it. That foundation was broken on Monday, and despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren't able to do so, and so we had to part ways.

— Bari Weiss, addressing staff on a conference call about the newsroom's foundation and the decision to part ways with Scott Pelley

We were unafraid to take on the government, and that’s what the First Amendment’s about.

— Steve Kroft, in an interview about the ‘60 Minutes’ overhaul for New York Magazine, reflecting on the show’s history of challenging power.

There are people in that room who go to war zones when they are pregnant!

— Scott Pelley, describing the newsroom environment in an interview with The New York Times

I am going to use the power of the state in order to get the media that I want.

— Statement by President Donald Trump, quoted by Rachel Maddow during MS NOW coverage discussing Trump's remark about using state power to influence the media.