With a shellshocked staff and several open correspondent offices, newly appointed executive producer Nick Bilton is trying to find a way forward for “60 Minutes.”
On Thursday, Bilton wrote a memo to staff trying to reassure them that he shares their values and vision.
“The foundation of 60 Minutes is its journalistic independence. We will always pursue stories without fear or favor,” he wrote. “We will always make the story the North Star — not relationships nor politics nor anything else.”
The past week of dreadful headlines has shown that many people doubt Bilton and Bari Weiss can uphold the newsmagazine’s reputation. Some believe that’s by design, that the show has been poisoned on purpose. Scott Pelley sure thinks so.
A CBS spokesperson rebutted that in a new statement on Wednesday, and Bilton did the same on Thursday. But the real statement will come in September when the new season of “60 Minutes” premieres.
“We’re acutely aware that the premiere has to be a banger,” a well-placed CBS source remarked.
Right now, it remains unclear whether the three remaining correspondents — Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim — will return for Season 59. The CBS News management team is working hard to convince them to stay.
As Status first reported, the trio met for more than an hour on Wednesday to talk through everything that’s happened since last week, when Tanya Simon and other top producers were ousted along with Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
Pelley, Alfonsi and Vega have all levied charges of editorial interference by CBS bosses. So the remaining correspondents want and need assurances.
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