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Former 60 Minutes producer Bill Owens joins Newpress
Bill Owens, a former 60 Minutes executive producer, is joining Newpress as its executive producer, his first role since leaving the CBS show last year.
Newpress was founded by YouTube filmmakers Johnny and Iz Harris and includes Johnny Harris’s YouTube channel.
Owens will help creators develop shows and strengthen production across the company.
Newpress is raising $12 million in a funding round led by Emerson Collective, with other media leaders and YouTube creator Mark Rober also investing.
The company plans to launch several shows in the coming months, with a longer-term goal of 12 to 16 channels led by subject experts.
Newpress says it aims to combine high standards of journalism with creators’ ability to reach audiences who may be harder for traditional media to reach.
Former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens is joining creator media company Newpress as its executive producer.
Owens will work with Newpress’s creators to develop shows and strengthen their production.
Newpress is raising $12 million in a funding round led by Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective.
The company plans to launch several shows in the coming months and aims eventually to have 12 to 16 creator-led channels.
- Who
- Bill Owens, former executive producer of 60 Minutes, is joining Newpress.
- What
- He will serve as executive producer and work with creators on developing and producing shows.
- When
- He is due to join on March 1. The articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Newpress, a media startup that publishes creators’ work on YouTube.
- Why
- Owens said he saw sophistication in the founders’ storytelling and an opportunity to bring traditional journalism standards to a new model.
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Owens left 60 Minutes.
Reports said Owens was joining Newpress.
Owens is due to join Newpress.
- Newpress funding round
- $12 million
- Funding lead
- Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective
- Planned channel total
- 12–16
- Founders
- Johnny and Iz Harris
- Joining date
- March 1
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