Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Weiss plans a major rework after the current season ends, with June layoffs expected to reach 60 Minutes staff.
- Weiss is pushing for more investigations and exclusive scoops, and the network has been adding reporters to its investigative unit.
- Executive producer Tanya Simon holds the job on a one-year assignment that comes up for review later this summer, and insiders say her future is uncertain.
- Veteran correspondents are being discussed as possible moves, with reports naming Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi, while Anderson Cooper already told CBS he will leave after this season.
- CBS says it is excited about 60 Minutes’ future even as the newsroom trims costs, and recent episodes still draw about 10 million viewers.