Bari Weiss replaces 30-year ’60 Minutes’ veteran with outsider Nick Bilton in major overhaul
Fortune
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Tanya Simon is out after a year in the top job.
Nick Bilton — a former NYT columnist with no broadcast experience — will lead the 58-year-old newsmagazine.
Bari Weiss Shakes Up 60 Minutes
- Former New York Times columnist named ’60 Minutes’ chief The Hill —
- Ousted ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Cecilia Vega Says She Fears “What Comes Next” For CBS Newsmagazine The Hollywood Reporter —
- Cecilia Vega, Fired From ‘60 Minutes,’ Says She Fears ‘For The Future of the Legendary Broadcast’ Variety —
- Cecilia Vega Blasts CBS After Firing From ’60 Minutes,’ Calls Out “Censorship, Both Imposed And Self-Driven” Deadline —
- '60 Minutes' gets major staff shakeup – Who made the cut USA Today —