It's really easy to sit on the outside and critique these organizations and highlight errors or perceived errors. And to be clear, I do that sometimes too. Heck, I own Mediaite, the site that covers media, but actually being in the trenches, trying to gather and break news what an ABC News does every day is hard and admirable. Much harder than just getting to cherry-pick potential issues from the outside.
Tanya Simon, with 25 years of experience on 60 Minutes, has been named executive producer after serving as interim executive producer since April. She has significantly contributed to the show.