Claim 375

Correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers Owens's departure was not something Owens chose himself.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers Owens's departure was not something Owens chose himself.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Pelley says resignation was not voluntary
About: incident 2025-60-minutes-producer-owens-resigns-loss-of-independence
Source: '60 Minutes' chief resigns, saying show's independence was compromised
Publisher: NPR
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-04-22

Quotation from the source

This isn't something Bill is doing of his own volition: There was no choice in any of this.