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Ross Douthat joins 60 Minutes
The gist
Ross Douthat joined 60 Minutes for its Season 59 debut, warning AI leaves a "narrow window".
The hire lands as CBS News overhauls the most-watched news program in America.
How it unfolded
- Sep 6, 2026New correspondent Ross Douthat says "no story looms larger than the latest developments in artificial intelligence" and that the technology and its impacts will be a major focus of 60 Minutes reporting.
- Sep 8, 2026CBS News publishes a Mark Seliger photo of the Season 59 team at New York City's Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station.
- Sep 9, 2026TV Insider publishes a guide to 60 Minutes Season 59's new correspondents and contributors, including Ross Douthat.