MAGA-Curious CBS Boss’ Bonkers ‘60 Minutes’ Scheme Exposed
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The MAGA-friendly bosses at CBS News are reportedly running a bizarre cosplay experiment as they try to plug a talent gap at the network’s flagship news show, 60 Minutes.
https://www.status.news/p/60-minutes-nick-bilton-bari-weiss-new-correspondents?utm_source=www.status.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-race-to-rebuild-60-minutes&_bhlid=7733186dcd362cfa8aefd6d4c7b7f3d231d6b422" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.status.news/p/60-minutes-nick-bilton-bari-weiss-new-correspondents?utm_source=www.status.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-race-to-rebuild-60-minutes&_bhlid=7733186dcd362cfa8aefd6d4c7b7f3d231d6b422">Status reports that the newsmagazine is rushing to recruit new talent after the high-profile departure of Anderson Cooper and the firing of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega and Scott Pelley, as well as executive producer Tanya Simon.
It said that Editor in Chief Bari Weiss, and Nick Bilton, the tech journalist she appointed as executive producer at 60 Minutes, were making applicants take screen tests, which several veteran TV executives described as “odd” since anyone up for a role on the show should already have an established body of work available to view.
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