Scott Pelley says CBS has lost its credibility. A post-midterms about-face wouldn’t help.

‘It’s not a question of which way the bias leans. The problem is that editorial control was taken from journalists’

As the blue “tsunami” spurred by Democratic midterm wins crashed over the country, some questioned whether the media leaders who tried to appease President Donald Trump would do an about-face.

What would happen with, say, CBS News, whose owners have paid millions to Trump and implemented other changes that critics say were made under political pressure from the administration?

That question misses the point, according to former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley, who was fired in June after he pushed back against editorial changes in his own newsroom. CBS’ credibility, he said, has already been lost.