A major media shake-up: longtime 60 Minutes journalist Scott Pelley is out at CBS after publicly fighting the network's new direction — bad for old-guard TV news, fine for the executives remaking it.

• Pelley accused new CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of trying to kill 60 Minutes, then was pushed out after blowing up in a staff meeting.
• Weiss was brought in by Paramount CEO David Ellison to overhaul a third-place news division and shift it from old-style broadcast to streaming.
• CBS staff are split: some welcome the change and saw 60 Minutes as arrogant, while old-timers resist losing their grip.
• The bigger pattern: media and politics are swinging back after progressives pushed too far, with similar shake-ups at Fox (Tucker) and beyond.
• Unlike Tucker Carlson, Pelley likely can't replace his big paycheck on his own — he needs a network, and few want a star who isn't an audience draw.

Outlook: Expect more cuts and a faster streaming pivot at CBS, with Pelley unlikely to land another job near his old pay.