Former ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer Bill Owens Joins Creator Media Company Newpress

Former *60 Minutes* executive producer Bill Owens is joining creator media start-up Newpress as executive producer, his first role since leaving the programme last year. The move brings a veteran journalist into a company seeking to combine established reporting and production standards with creator-led storytelling for audiences that traditional media can struggle to reach.

Newpress is raising $12 million in a round led by Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective, with several media executives and YouTube creator Mark Rober also investing. Founded by YouTube filmmakers Johnny and Iz Harris, the company plans to launch several shows in the coming months and eventually build 12 to 16 channels led by subject experts; Owens will help creators develop and produce their programmes.