Ariel Levy, a New Yorker Staff Writer, Joins ’60 Minutes’ as Contributor
Ariel Levy, a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine who has analyzed sexuality in culture and profiled a number of political and cultural newsmakers, will join “60 Minutes” as a contributor, the latest journalist to join the show’s ranks as it is being remade by Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News. “Ariel is an astonishingly original writer and reporter, fearlessly going to far-flung places and exploring sensitive topics that have driven consequential debates,” said Nick Bilton, recently installed as executive producer of the CBS News mainstay, in a memo to staffers Monday.
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Ariel Levy, a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine who has analyzed sexuality in culture and profiled a number of political and cultural newsmakers, will join “60 Minutes” as a contributor, the latest journalist to join the show’s ranks as it is being remade by Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News. “Ariel is an astonishingly original writer and reporter, fearlessly going to far-flung places and exploring sensitive topics that have driven consequential debates,” said Nick Bilton, recently installed as executive producer of the CBS News mainstay, in a memo to staffers Monday. “For nearly three decades, first at New York magazine and then at The New Yorker, she has reported on culture, gender, sexuality, health and the people and ideas shaping modern life in a way that is entirely unique.” Levy will join a growing roster of new faces at “60 Minutes.” In July, Bilton welcomed Ross Douthat, the conservative New York Times columnist, along with author Sebastian Junger, new CBS News correspondent Trevor Phillips and filmmaker Gianna Toboni to the show’s ranks. Longtime correspondents Leslie Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker remain on the show, and have been joined by Norah O’Donnell.
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- Ariel Levy, a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine who has analyzed sexuality in culture and profiled a number of political and cultural newsmakers, will join “60 Minutes” as a contributor, the latest journalist to join the show’s ranks as it is being remade by Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News. “Ariel is an astonishingly original writer and reporter, fearlessly going to far-flung places and exploring sensitive topics that have driven consequential debates,” said Nick Bilton, recently installed as executive producer of the CBS News mainstay, in a memo to staffers Monday.
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