When the institution outlasts the institutions that built it
A true story about legacy, power, and what happens when people who have never done the job decide to run it. Based on real events at CBS News, 2025–2026.
Explore the story from multiple angles. Each chapter unlocks new insight.
51 Emmy Awards versus zero years of television experience. How do you manage someone who has forgotten more than you'll ever know?
✓ UnlockedEvery act of authority was aimed at the newsroom's own people instead of the stories. The institution began eating itself.
✓ UnlockedScott Pelley spoke up for fired colleagues and was terminated the next day. When loyalty demands silence, integrity becomes insubordination.
✓ UnlockedDavid Ellison bought a news division to smooth political waters for a $110B merger. Instead he got a PR catastrophe.
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