"CBS Evening News" lead anchor Tony Dokoupil defended his relationship with CBS and Paramount amid ongoing controversies surrounding the "60 Minutes" firings.Dokoupil spoke to The Wall Street Journal on Monday after the wave of high-profile departures at the network, particularly on the long-running "60 Minutes" program.Tensions within the network reached a new high earlier this month after correspondent Scott Pelley was fired following a bitter clash with the network's editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton.Though Pelley accused Weiss of "murdering" his program, Dokoupil said that he did not share the same anger towards leadership interference regarding his show.BATTLE BETWEEN BARI WEISS AND ‘60 MINUTES’ EXPLODES AS SCOTT PELLEY ACCUSES HER OF MURDERING THE SHOW"CBS Evening News" host Tony Dokoupil gave an interview with The Wall Street Journal about his experience with CBS.
(Michele Crowe/Getty Images )"When they make comments like that, I pay attention," Dokoupil said."But I can only speak for what’s happening on this side of the street, and it’s not the experience that I’ve had."He added, "When it comes to Bari Weiss, she’s the editor-in-chief, she runs a 9 a.m.
meeting and has lots of ideas.When we like the idea, we use it.
If we don’t, and if it doesn’t work for our show, we don’t."Pelley and other former CBS correspondents have accused CBS and its parent company, Paramount, of changing the network's standards to appeal to President Donald Trump.Others have expressed concerns over Paramount CEO David Ellison, who appointed Weiss to her position, and his amicable relationship with the president.CBS ANCHOR FRANTICALLY CALLS FOR DOCTOR AFTER CAMERAMAN SUFFERS MEDICAL EMERGENCY DURING LIVE BROADCASTCBS has come under fire for recent firings from its "60 Minutes" program.
(Al Drago/Getty Images)Dokoupil clarified that he has "never met David Ellison" and that he doubted that Ellison would influence his ...