The show's new boss sent the memo amid a tumultuous week for the venerable newsmagazine.

New 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton pushed back after veteran correspondent Scott Pelley challenged him.

New CBS News leaders argue changes are necessary to help the show modernize, while top talent worry innovation is being used as a cover for seizing more editorial control.

Nick Bilton is a longtime journalist but hasn’t worked in television

Nick Bilton, the new executive producer of the venerable newsmagazine, started making the rounds a day after Pelley accused CBS News’ leaders of “murdering” the show.

Even more senior correspondents are weighing whether they should stay with the show.

The CBS News veteran laments Bari Weiss’s overhaul and fears for the show’s future.

With a shellshocked staff and several open correspondent offices, Nick Bilton is trying to find a way forward for “60 Minutes.”

When new executive producer Nick Bilton gathered staff to discuss his plans for the show, what was meant to be a polite meet-and-greet soon turned to disaster.

'60 Minutes' Boss Vows to 'Pursue Stories Without Fear or Favor,' While CBS Waits for Word of Whether Remaining Correspondents Will Stay

The show's new boss sent the memo amid a tumultuous week for the venerable newsmagazine.

The new lead producer at "60 Minutes" is thanking staffers for their work after what he said was "a trying and difficult few days."

The new executive producer of the program sought to lift staff morale after recent high-profile turmoil.

The “60 Minutes” correspondents vowed to stay at the news program, but criticized the firings of their colleagues and said newsrooms should not be run like “dictatorships.”

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, Jon Wertheim to Stay at '60 Minutes'

The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.

“We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die,” the show veterans said, after CBS News boss Bari Weiss fired several correspondents and top producers.

Starting a new job is never easy, but Nick Bilton, the new executive producer of 60 Minutes, has had an extra rough first two weeks

The chaos at CBS is a grim portent for journalism media in the age of consolidation.

NBC News spoke to 11 of Bilton’s former colleagues to find out, and their takes ranged from “Absolutely!” to “Lord, no!”

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