Crew,
It has been a attempting and troublesome few days. I do know that. I’ve spent loads of time in dialog with lots of you, and particularly in session with Lesley, Invoice and Jon.
We talked about what makes 60 Minutes distinctive, in regards to the traditions and legacy of the previous, about the way you do the work that produces such momentous items. We additionally talked about change: About new audiences, new platforms, and new methods of storytelling that these new audiences want. We’ll communicate extra about that within the weeks to come back.
There are some things I wish to emphasize now.
60 Minutes is a unprecedented present. It’s beloved by audiences and is a part of the American material. That’s due to your ambition for essentially the most daring and revelatory tales. Your dedication to accuracy and care. Your requirements of excellence in presentation, reporting and manufacturing.
The muse of 60 Minutes is its journalistic independence. We’ll all the time pursue tales with out concern or favor.
We’ll all the time make the story the North Star—not relationships nor politics nor anything. We might be guided solely and all the time by what makes the most effective piece for our viewers. And it ought to go with out saying, however I’ll say it anyway: We’ll by no means be instructed by the possession of the corporate on these tales.
Sunday evening works. It’s the most effective hour of tv journalism anyplace. We’re going to proceed to do the issues we try this make it so great-the scheduled screenings, the detailed script work, the modifying, the lengthy format of the items. I’m a curious individual and I like tales, and as government producer I’ll form the present writ giant. I’ll bat round concepts with you, I’ll dive into scripts and edits with you, and I’ll log out on items. The fearless correspondents and the intrepid producers will proceed to be the core of every piece we broadcast.
Dialogue, debate and disagreement are important to the making of excellent journalism. All might be performed in good religion, and all the time with respect and trust-and with constancy to the practices which have served us properly for 58 years.
Proper now, I wish to flip to the onerous work of Season 59. I wish to be taught from you, and individuals who know this present intimately might be by my facet. Certainly, I’m thrilled to announce that Maria Gavrilovic has simply been named Senior Producer. She might be a kind of individuals.
Lesley, Invoice and Jon are core to this present’s success. They’ve sat throughout from essentially the most highly effective individuals on this planet and refused to blink. Audiences belief them as a result of they’ve proved it, story by story, for many years.
Working with them is a privilege and each journalist’s dream.
Over the previous few days, I’ve thanked every of you on your work, and I’ll say it once more right here: thanks. It’s been a hell of a primary week. Let’s get to work.
Till then,
Nick
