New ’60 Minutes’ producer hopes to crack down on ‘rumors’ leaked to press following dramatic shakeup
'60 Minutes' is tightening internal information management under new executive producer Nick Bilton's leadership, following high-profile departures from the programme. Long-serving correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley have left the broadcast, subsequently joining Columbia Journalism School, prompting organisational changes aimed at limiting unauthorised leaks to external press outlets.
Pelley's emotional public recounting of his dismissal from the programme has drawn scrutiny from conservative commentators, who questioned both the tone of his account and what they characterised as a lack of self-awareness regarding media practices. Bilton's anti-leak initiative represents an attempt to restore control over internal communications at the embattled news programme.
- Departures of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley mark significant staffing changes at '60 Minutes'
- Executive Producer Nick Bilton implementing new controls to prevent unauthorised internal disclosures to media
- Pelley's public account of his dismissal draws critical commentary from conservative media