{"id":1219,"date":"2026-06-04T21:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:09:13","slug":"nick-bilton-to-60-minutes-staff-hell-of-a-first-week-but-ready-to-move-on-in-good-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1219","title":{"rendered":"Nick Bilton to \u201860 Minutes\u2019 Staff: \u201cHell of a First Week\u201d But Ready to Move On In \u201cGood Faith\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tNew CBS <em>60 Minutes<\/em> executive producer Nick Bilton praised the show\u2019s three remaining correspondents, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim, and pledged that the venerable newsmagazine would be free from corporate pressure, in a memo to the show\u2019s staff Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1217\">\u2018Jason Statham Stole My Bike\u2019: David Leitch\u2019s Action-Comedy Sets Summer 2027 Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBilton said he had consulted with the three correspondents before sending the note.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe talked about what makes <em>60 Minutes<\/em> exceptional, about the traditions and legacy of the past, about how you do the work that produces such momentous pieces,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe foundation of<em> 60 Minutes <\/em>is its journalistic independence. We will always pursue stories without fear or favor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1215\">\u2018Summer House\u2019 Season 11 Cast Reports \u201cAre Premature,\u201d Says Bravo VP as He Goes Inside That Part 2 Reunion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe will always make the story the North Star \u2014 not relationships nor politics nor anything else,\u201d he added. \u201cWe will be guided solely and always by what makes the best piece for our viewers. And it should go without saying, but I\u2019ll say it anyway: We will never be instructed by the ownership of the company on those stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRead Bilton\u2019s memo below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tTeam,<\/p>\n<p>It has been a trying and difficult few days. I know that. I\u2019ve spent a lot of time in conversation with many of you, and especially in consultation with Lesley, Bill and Jon.<\/p>\n<p>We talked about what makes 60 Minutes exceptional, about the traditions and legacy of the past, about how you do the work that produces such momentous pieces. We also talked about change: About new audiences, new platforms, and new ways of storytelling that these new audiences need. We\u2019ll speak more about that in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few things I want to emphasize now.<\/p>\n<p>60 Minutes is an extraordinary show. It\u2019s beloved by audiences and is part of the American fabric. That\u2019s because of your ambition for the most daring and revelatory stories. Your commitment to accuracy and care. Your standards of excellence in presentation, reporting and production.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation of 60 Minutes is its journalistic independence. We will always pursue stories without fear or favor.<\/p>\n<p>We will always make the story the North Star\u2014not relationships nor politics nor anything else. We will be guided solely and always by what makes the best piece for our viewers. And it should go without saying, but I\u2019ll say it anyway: We will never be instructed by the ownership of the company on those stories.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday night works. It\u2019s the best hour of television journalism anywhere. We\u2019re going to continue to do the things we do that make it so great-the scheduled screenings, the detailed script work, the editing, the long format of the pieces. I am a curious person and I love stories, and as executive producer I will shape the show writ large. I\u2019ll bat around ideas with you, I\u2019ll dive into scripts and edits with you, and I will sign off on pieces. The fearless correspondents and the intrepid producers will continue to be the core of each piece we broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion, debate and disagreement are essential to the making of good journalism. All will be done in good faith, and always with respect and trust-and with fidelity to the practices that have served us well for 58 years.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I want to turn to the hard work of Season 59. I want to learn from you, and people who know this show intimately will be by my side. Indeed, I\u2019m thrilled to announce that Maria Gavrilovic has just been named Senior Producer. She will be one of those people.<\/p>\n<p>Lesley, Bill and Jon are core to this show\u2019s success. They have sat across from the most powerful people in the world and refused to blink. Audiences trust them because they have proved it, story by story, for decades.<\/p>\n<p>Working with them is a privilege and every journalist\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few days, I have thanked each of you for your work, and I will say it again here: thank you. It\u2019s been a hell of a first week. Let\u2019s get to work.<\/p>\n<p>Until then,<\/p>\n<p>Nick<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=1213\">Streaming Ratings: \u2018La Brea\u2019 Gets a Netflix Bump to the Top of the Charts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New 60 Minutes producer Nick Bilton pledges journalistic independence and praises Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[110,113],"class_list":["post-1219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-60-minutes","tag-cbs-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nick Bilton to \u201860 Minutes\u2019 Staff: \u201cHell of a First Week\u201d But Ready to Move On In \u201cGood Faith\u201d - 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