Former ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer Bill Owens Joins Creator Media Company Newpress

‘60 Minutes’ Vet Bill Owens Joins Newpress as Executive Producer in $12 Million Investment Round

The move marks former CBS News executive Bill Owens' first venture since leaving the newsmagazine last year.

Former ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer Bill Owens Joins Creator Media Company Newpress

Owens will be EP of the new firm, which raised money from Emerson Collective and media veterans Jesse Angelo, David Leavy, Brent Montgomery and Patrick Steel.

Former 60 Minutes Producer Bill Owens Joins Creator Startup Newpress

Former CBS 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens is getting into the creator economy. The veteran journalist is joining the media startup Newpress as its EP. Owens joins as Newpress is raising $12 million in a funding round led by Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective, joined by Jesse Angelo, CEO of Checker Media; David Leavy, […]

Former ‘60 Minutes’ Boss to Join Video Journalism Start-Up

Bill Owens, who left the show after clashing with CBS executives, is joining Newpress, which publishes work from creators on YouTube.