CBS News names Nick Bilton to lead “60 Minutes” (opens in new tab)

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss named Nick Bilton, a former New York Times columnist, author and documentary filmmaker, to replace Tanya Simon as executive producer of “60 Minutes” in a leadership change announced Thursday. Bilton becomes the first leader of the 57-year-old CBS newsmagazine hired from outside traditional television news. CBS leaders said in a staff memo that the goal was “building a show that thrives in the 21st century”. The change followed months of internal friction at...