{"id":854,"date":"2026-05-28T04:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=854"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:35:32","slug":"student-scholarship-winner-calls-out-cbs-at-news-emmys-the-recent-direction-of-the-outlet-stains-the-legacy-of-mike-wallace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=854","title":{"rendered":"Student Scholarship Winner Calls Out CBS at News Emmys: \u2018The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wallace\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tStudent journalist Santiago Campos, a senior from Washington, D.C.\u2019s District of Columbia International School, wowed the News Emmys crowd on Wednesday night by taking on CBS News as he accepted this year\u2019s Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship \u2014 named after the legendary CBS journo.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=852\">News Emmys: ABC, Nat Geo Top 2026 Wins, Thanks to \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 and \u2018Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs former CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley \u2014 who presented the award \u2014 looked on, Campos said while he wanted to thank CBS News \u201cfor funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to also acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe continued: \u201cAs corporate elites take hold over the very pipes through which our information flows, journalism that serves people becomes increasingly harder to come by, yet ever more crucial, and what the people want is the truth. So, if at any time you hesitate to utter the word genocide or remain silent in the face of blatant lies. Remember to ask yourself, Who is this for? I hope you choose us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPelley, who has been critical of CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as she makes sweeping changes at the network, applauded Campos\u2019 speech.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe look forward to seeing your work in the future,\u201d Pelley said. \u201cGod, we need young people like you right behind us. I know that Mike Wallace is looking down at you with pride at this very moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs he opened his presentation, Pelley also name checked veteran \u201c60 Minutes\u201d correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who was in the audience. Pelley\u2019s shout out to Alfonsi \u2014 which received a lengthy applause from the News Emmys audience \u2014 came on the same day that Alfonsi said she believed that CBS News had removed her from the newsmagazine.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThere have been many great \u201960 Minutes correspondents over the years,\u201d he said. \u201cI see Sharyn Alfonsi there in the audience, one of our nominees tonight for her great work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=850\">Jimmy Kimmel Cries and Calls Adam Carolla His \u2018Life Partner\u2019 at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony: \u2018If That Sounds Gay to You, It Was and It Is\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tPelley had previously criticized CBS News for caving to political pressure from the Trump administration; last year on \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d the newsman discussed the exit of former exec producer Bill Owens, noting that \u201cParamount began to supervise our content in new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCampos received the $10,000 2026 Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship at the National Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences\u2019 47th Annual News &amp; Documentary Awards in New York; his winning submission looked at the recent immigration crackdowns and the fear it has caused throughout the nation \u2014 as told through a personal story of his own family.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cSantiago has a talent for in-depth storytelling and a work ethic honed over four years of production classes in high school,\u201d Pelley said. \u201cWhether in front or behind the camera, this student reporter is passionate, careful, and hands-on about the stories that he tells. His mission is to help people understand complex stories that have great social impact and give voice to the voiceless. I think Mike would see something of himself in this year\u2019s recipient.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCampos also recently received the 2026 Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship from D.C.\u2019s National Press Club; the org said its judges \u201cwere impressed by his powerful coverage of how U.S. immigration policies have impacted local communities.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCampos produced his piece, featuring interviews with his relatives about their deportation stories, for the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWatch here to see the 2026 News Emmys; Pelley and Campos\u2019 appearance comes at about one hour and 30 minutes into the ceremony. 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