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Major shakeup at “60 Minutes” raises questions about its future - Poynter

Poynter·Tom Jones·3 days ago
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Put this moment in your memory bank. Years from now, we may look back and see what happened Thursday as among the most pivotal days — maybe for the better, although many are predicting for the worse — in the history of the best American TV journalism show that’s ever been. On Thursday, CBS News and controversial editor-in-chief Bari Weiss shook up TV news gold standard, “60 Minutes.” This isn’t a minor tweak or slight change in philosophy. This is a major overhaul. Weiss fired executive producer Tanya Simon, who had been with the program for nearly three decades and is part of CBS News royalty, (Her late father, Bob Simon, was a legendary CBS newsman). While that news alone was a stunner, what came after was even more startling: Weiss chose Nick Bilton, a former New York Times technology columnist and documentary filmmaker who has no real experience in traditional TV news, to replace Simon.…

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