Read the memo: CBS News leadership is selling staffers on '60 Minutes' as it relaunches under Bari Weiss
CBS News is relaunching its long-running program '60 Minutes' under the editorial leadership of Bari Weiss. The transition has been marked by significant staff turnover and internal friction as the network attempts to modernize the show.
Why it matters
The restructuring of a legacy media institution like '60 Minutes' reflects broader shifts in corporate media management and the ongoing debate over editorial direction in traditional newsrooms.
This season's 60 Minutes correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim, Norah O'Donnell, and Ross Douthat, with contributors Matt Gutman, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, Trevor Phillips, and Ariel Levy. Mark Seliger/Mark Seliger/CBS News CBS News is building anticipation for "60 Minutes" as it relaunches under Bari Weiss. Weiss and top producer Nick Bilton brought back longtime correspondents and landed Ross Douthat. Read the full memo the newsroom leaders sent to staff celebrating the show's relaunch. CBS News is getting employees hyped about the first full season of "60 Minutes" under top editor Bari Weiss , months after a string of high-profile exits. "We don't often send notes to the whole newsroom. But today calls for it. It's a big moment for 60 Minutes and CBS," newsroom leaders, including Weiss, wrote about the new "60 Minutes" season in a memo sent to staffers on Sunday.
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