Vega described 60 Minutes as previously having been an “island” with a “moat of protection around it.” Vega told the audience that while she had clashed with editors in the past, her experience at 60 Minutes this year was different. Scott Pelley poses with his fellow '60 Minutes' correspondent Cecilia Vega, who was fired last week. Veteran 60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley was fired in June after a blow-up with CBS management. He accused Weiss of “murdering” 60 Minutes and claimed she had been brought in to dismantle it.