60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton scolded his staff in an email about the influx of leaks to the press — shortly before his message was shared with a reporter.
Bilton, a 49-year-old tech journalist with no prior broadcast experience, took on the role at CBS in May as part of a major overhaul of the network under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, whose leadership has spurred a series of setbacks and steady decline in viewership.