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CBS’ ’60 minutes’ announces new slate of correspondents
Chicago Tribune • • world
Key Points:
- CBS’s “60 Minutes” has hired new correspondents and contributors for its 59th season, including Ross Douthat, Norah O’Donnell, Sebastian Junger, Trevor Phillips, and Gianna Toboni.
- These hires follow a major shakeup led by new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who appointed Nick Bilton as executive producer, replacing longtime producer Tanya Simon and dismissing several correspondents.
- The new team joins existing correspondents Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim, and Bill Whitaker, with Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski expressing strong enthusiasm for the new additions.
- The shakeup at “60 Minutes” came amid internal turmoil and controversy, including a lawsuit from former President Donald Trump over a 2024 interview edit and broader changes after Weiss’s appointment as editor-in-chief.
- Bilton praised the new contributors for their journalistic rigor and storytelling skills, highlighting their diverse backgrounds and experience in investigative and nonfiction reporting.
