Calling for ‘new approach,’ CBS’s Bari Weiss replaces executive producer at ’60 Minutes’ - AP News

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Bari Weiss Names Nick Bilton to Lead CBS’s ’60 Minutes’

Mr. Bilton, a documentarian and former New York Times columnist, said he would bring new voices to the show, which he said was the most important news program in America.

By Benjamin Mullin

CBS News ousts top 60 Minutes producer as part of broader shake-up

Former NY Times journalist Nick Bilton will replace Tanya Simon as executive producer of the Sunday newsmagazine CBS News on Thursday announced major changes for the Sunday newsmagazine show 60 Minutes, appointing the former New York Times tech journalist Nick Bilton as executive producer for the show’s 59th season, which begins in the fall. Tanya Simon, the daughter of legendary 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, has been ousted as the show’s top producer, a role she was given after the res...

By Jeremy Barr

CBS News fires '60 Minutes' correspondents, top producer in sweeping shakeup of storied program

CBS News has fired Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, and top producer Tanya Simon from "60 Minutes" as new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss overhauls the program.

New '60 Minutes' head Nick Bilton says Paramount hired him to pivot the show before ratings decline

Nick Bilton is a former New York Times columnist and has made several documentaries for Netflix, where he worked with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.

Read the memo: Cecilia Vega slams CBS News after being fired from '60 Minutes'

CBS News fires Cecilia Vega "60 Minutes" as editor in chief Bari Weiss overhauled the show's leadership. Taylor Hill/WireImage The "60 Minutes" correspondent says she was let go almost a year before her contract was up. In a parting statement, she accused the network of "censorship, both imposed and self-driven." Her firing came as Bari Weiss replaced executive producer Tanya Simon with Nick Bilton. "60 Minutes" correspondent Cecilia Vega said Thursday that she was fired and issued a bliste...

Iranian protesters who escaped tell CBS News war has made things worse

Cecilia Vega, Fired From ’60 Minutes,’ Says She Fears ‘For The Future of the Legendary Broadcast’

Cecilia Vega, one of the “60 Minutes” correspondents ousted in Thursday’s reorganization of the CBS News magazine, says she’s worried about the future of the program and where it may be headed under the management installed by parent company Paramount Skydance. “I have the utmost respect and admiration for my colleagues at ’60 Minutes’ and the stories […]

By Brian Steinberg

Ousted ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Cecilia Vega Says She Fears “What Comes Next” For CBS Newsmagazine

Vega was terminated Thursday alongside fellow correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and '60' EP Tanya Simon, with Nick Bilton set to take over the newsmagazine.

By Alex Weprin

Cecilia Vega Blasts CBS After Firing From ’60 Minutes,’ Calls Out “Censorship, Both Imposed And Self-Driven”

Cecilia Vega blasted CBS after she was among the 60 Minutes staffers fired on Thursday, calling out the network for what she called “censorship, both imposed and self-driven.” Like her colleague Sharyn Alfonsi, who also was fired, Vega cited interference from higher ups that jeopardized the show’s independence. In a statement, Vega said that she […]

By Ted Johnson

Sharyn Alfonsi out at ‘60 Minutes’ after Weiss feud

The network declined to renew her contract, Alfonsi said

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US