New '60 Minutes' producer hopes to crack down on 'rumors' leaked to press following dramatic shakeup

Nick Bilton, a producer at 60 Minutes, issued a staff memo stating that 95 percent of reports about the program's recent personnel changes were inaccurate. Bilton did not identify specific rumors or which outlets had published them. The memo addressed what Bilton characterized as leaks from within the newsroom to the press. 60 Minutes underwent staffing changes in recent weeks, though specific details about those changes were not outlined in Bilton's statement.

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