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Nick Bilton's Day 1 focus at "60 Minutes": "The story"

Mike Allen

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 09: Special correspondent at Vanity Fair, Nick Bilton speaks onstage at Day 1 of the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit 2018 at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 9, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) — Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Nick Bilton, named this week as the fifth executive producer in the 58-year history of "60 Minutes," on Friday spent his first day in the new role at CBS News in New York, meeting some of the 80+ show staff, walking the halls and introducing himself.

He took over a show in turmoil and was greeted with disparaging anonymous comments to media reporters. CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss is counting on his outsider energy.

Bilton, who as a tech writer at The New York Times and Vanity Fair was known as a future-thinker who was good at working a room, told me:

"Over the past 24 hours, I've had so many one-on-ones with colleagues across '60 Minutes' and they share a maniacal focus on the thing. And that thing, which has been the focus of the show since its inception, is the story."

"We talked about so many different ideas, but it's clear how passionate this team is and how dedicated it is to the pursuit of ambitious journalism."

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Nick Bilton's Day 1 focus at "60 Minutes": "The story"

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