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Nick Bilton

Nick Bilton is a technology journalist, author and documentary filmmaker who wrote books including “Hatching Twitter” and “American Kingpin,” and who has served since 2026 as executive producer of the CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news organization of the U.S. CBS system, part of Paramount, providing news coverage through television, the web and streaming. Its history extends from radio newsgathering to television and digital platforms; its signature programs include CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes and Face the Nation, and CBS News 24/7 is its streaming news service.Open the full entry program “60 Minutes.”

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2009–2016Technology Columnist at The New York Times

He became a technology columnist at The New York Times in 2009, writing investigative features for the paper, and left in 2016.⁠[1][2]

2016Joining Vanity Fair as a Special Correspondent

In 2016, he moved to Vanity Fair as a special correspondent, continuing to write investigative features for the magazine.⁠[1][3][2]

2021Writing and Directing the HBO Documentary “Fake Famous”

In 2021, he wrote and directed “Fake Famous,” an HBO documentary about influencer culture.⁠[2]

May 28, 2026Named Executive Producer of “60 Minutes”

On May 28, 2026, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski announced that he would succeed Tanya Simon as executive producer of “60 Minutes”; several outlets noted that he had no prior experience in traditional broadcast news.⁠[2][4]

According to reports, he is the fifth executive producer in the program’s history and is relocating from Los Angeles to New York; on social media he called the post an “honor” of his career.⁠[1][3]

Books and Screen Work

According to his personal website, he is the author of “Hatching Twitter” and “American Kingpin” and worked on the documentaries “The Inventor” and Netflix’s “Biggest Heist Ever”; reports say he was a producer on “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.”⁠[5][1]

His personal website also says he is writing the screenplay for a Hawaii-set mob film to be directed by Martin Scorsese; separately, reports say he is set to publish a true crime book about a Hawaiian crime syndicate with Dwayne Johnson.⁠[5][1]

Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts

CBS News: Official website: https://www.cbsnews.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[2]

Personal website: Public link: https://www.nickbilton.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[5]

X: Public account: https://x.com/nickbilton (opens in a new window)⁠[5]

Sources

  1. CBS News names Nick Bilton to lead ’60 Minutes’ (opens in a new window)
  2. ‘60 Minutes’ Shakeup: Bari Weiss Taps Tech Journalist and Filmmaker Nick Bilton as New EP (opens in a new window)
  3. CBS News appoints Nick Bilton as executive producer of '60 Minutes', Tanya Simon exits (opens in a new window)
  4. Calling for ‘new approach,’ CBS News leader Bari Weiss replaces executive producer at ’60 Minutes’ (opens in a new window)
  5. Nick Bilton (opens in a new window)