Brian Fraga

Former staff reporter for @southcoasttoday, @CrucesSunNews & @hnnow. I tweet about journalism and sports here. For news, follow me at @BrianFragaNCR.

[Today In History @historigins]

What is the best sports photo of all time?

I'll start:

[David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik]

NEWS: In joint memo, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they will stay on at 60 Minutes.

While they say they are heartbroken over fired colleagues, they cite one reason for staying:

"We don't want to see 60 Minutes die"

Full memo in next tweet:

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

A CBS News spokesperson says this is false.

[Variety @Variety]

The Writers Guild of America condemns Scott Pelley's firing at "60 Minutes" amid CBS News' "cruel and needless layoffs."

"In the past year, CBS has enacted cruel and needless layoffs across the organization and shuttered CBS News Radio. In addition, based on a string of public reporting and confidential reports from WGAE members, it is clear that CBS brass is engaged in a near-constant level of editorial interference that would have previously been unthinkable... These assaults on CBS News, an institution of American journalism for nearly a century, are more than mere ideological interference with the news. They display a profound contempt for the journalism profession, for our members who have dedicated their lives to informing the public about the world, and for the ethics that underpin true journalism, chief among them honesty, integrity, and objectivity."

https://t.co/ZobiIYS6p4

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

New statement from Scott Pelley:

There has never been anything in America like 60 Minutes.

The Sunday tradition is the most successful program of any kind in history. For more than a decade, its innovative growth on every major online platform has extended its reach to countless millions around the world. This spring, at the end of our 58thseason, 60 Minutes grew rapidly with an unheard-of 9% jump in viewers on CBS.

“60” has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories. When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration.

The waste is heartbreaking.

Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause. Good people were silenced because they stood up for our audience. They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias; they stood for professionalism against chaos.

For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done. Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.

At 60 Minutes, we have fought harder than anyone knows to save the program that became an American icon. We owed that to our millions of viewers. I am deeply moved by the thousands of wishes we have received to “keep up the good fight.” Most of the men and women of CBS News are still in that fight. But now the collapse of values at the top has become untenable. The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable. The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well.

I depart after 37 years at CBS with one emotion—a heart brimming with gratitude for the men and women of CBS News who encouraged and enriched my work, very often at the risk of their own lives. I pray for a day when those people and their ideals are honored again—a day when sanity, competence, and courage return.

Scott Pelley

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

When 60 Minutes is in trouble, we are all in trouble. When Pelley says CBS is meddling in his reporting for political reasons, believe it. https://t.co/lWpjdv1Unm

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

"60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job, according to reports. https://t.co/PyUrvoDKyp

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Scott Pelley: "She is murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that."

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Former "60 Minutes" boss Bill Owens speaking at @NYPressClub while accepting its Truth to Power Award tonight: Scott Pelley "can smell a fraud from a mile away." Owens said "I couldn't be prouder of him, and I know all of the people at '60 Minutes' couldn't be prouder of him."

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley laced into the show’s new executive producer and accused Bari Weiss of "murdering" the program. https://t.co/v7Bi6oaKfy

[USMNTTAKES @USMNTTAKES]

Diego Luna being plastered all over the media promoting the USMNT just for him not to be going to the World Cup is kind of wild tbh

[New England Revolution @NERevolution]

He's a four-time All-Star selection. He's called "Capi". 😏

Vote 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐢𝐥 for the 2026 @MLS All-Star Game presented by Chime! 🔥

➥ https://t.co/eixBEDkquJ

[Jordan Crucchiola @JorCru]

A massive problem with media illiteracy today is that people think Journalism — the real kind — is interchangeable with opinion columns and TikTok’s that people just fart out as soon as they have a thought. ACTUAL journalism by professionals takes time and verifiable reporting.

[Mary Jordan @marycjordan]

Any journalists looking for a new job? The Martha Vineyard Gazette is looking for a reporter to write about big issues on the small island. The job comes with a furnished two bedroom home. Details here: https://t.co/3yueOf32gT

[Julian Cardillo @JulianCardillo]

The #NERevs may be the hottest team in MLS.

[Brian Fraga @BfragaReporter]

At least the @NERevolution are playing well. #NeRevs

[FitzyGFY 🍺 (brew checkmark) @FitzyGFY]

The Celtics greatest crime is leaving Boston fans with three months of the Red sox until Patriots training camp.

[Gordo @BOSSportsGordo]

Alex Cora has unfollowed the Red Sox on social media apps, according to @ChrisCotillo.

[New England Revolution @NERevolution]

There’s only 1️⃣ Matt Turner, but there’s 9️⃣ saves

Turner’s career-high nine stops are last night’s @MichelobULTRA Superior Moment of the Match.

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

People in Boston are not happy after the Alex Cora firing 👀

(via @bradfo)

[Brian Fraga @BfragaReporter]

What a mess the Red Sox have become

[NESN @NESN]

"You can be really good at your job in this business and still lose that position... it's been hammered home after 35 years."

Lou Merloni and Dave O'Brien on the #RedSox parting ways with Alex Cora and five other members of the coaching staff.