CBS News is rebuilding its ’60 Minutes’ team after a series of firings two months ago. The network has announced two new correspondents and three new contributors to the top-rated newsmagazine.
New Additions
The biggest surprise is New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat, who will leave The Times to become a full-time ’60 Minutes’ correspondent. Norah O’Donnell, who has contributed to ’60 Minutes’ for over a decade, will now be a full-fledged correspondent.
The other new additions are contributors Gianna Toboni, Trevor Phillips, and Sebastian Junger. Junger is known for his best-selling books and documentary work. Phillips is a prominent British broadcaster and former politician who joined CBS earlier this summer. Toboni is a correspondent and filmmaker who will also contribute to ’60 Minutes’.
New executive producer Nick Bilton said of the five, ‘Between them, they have written books and magazine articles, produced documentaries, TV shows, and podcasts, hosted live events, and built brands on independent platforms.’ The newsmagazine is in urgent rebuilding mode following a controversial overhaul led by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
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