About this episode
Dylan and Julia discuss the recent changes at CBS News, focusing on the appointment of Nick Bilton and the implications for '60 Minutes'.
Dylan and Julia get right down to brass tacks with the latest shocks in the Bari Weiss–CBS News psychodrama: the firing of Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, and the stunning appointment of Nick Bilton—a magazine journalist without TV news experience—to replace Tanya Simon as executive producer. Then they turn to the challenges of managing a news program, the friction between staff and new leadership at ‘60 Minutes,’ and whether Bari and Bilton will save or kill the half-century-old franchise. See all the ways bp is driving American energy forward at bp.com/InvestingInAmerica. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Dylan, Julia
Topics covered
- news management
- leadership changes
- media industry
- CBS News
- 60 Minutes
- journalism
- Bari Weiss
Keywords
- Nick Bilton
- CBS News
- 60 Minutes
- Bari Weiss
- media leadership
- journalism
- Sharyn Alfonsi
- Cecilia Vega
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Organizations: CBS News, Bari Weiss
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