{"product_id":"fifty-years-of-60-minutes-jeff-fager-9781501135811","title":"Fifty Years of 60 Minutes: The Inside Story of Television's Most Influential News Broadcast","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An illuminating TV show biography\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), the ultimate inside story of \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e--the program that has tracked and shaped the biggest moments in post-war American history. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its almost accidental birth in 1968, \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e has set the standard for broadcast journalism. The show has profiled every major leader, artist, and movement of the past five decades, perfecting the news-making interview and inventing the groundbreaking TV expos . From legendary sit-downs with Richard Nixon in 1968 and Bill Clinton in 1992 to landmark investigations into the tobacco industry, Lance Armstrong's doping, and the torture of prisoners in Abu-Ghraib, the broadcast has not just reported on our world but changed it, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExecutive Producer Jeff Fager takes us into the editing room with the show's brilliant producers and beloved correspondents, including hard-charging Mike Wallace, writer's-writer Morley Safer, soft-but-tough Ed Bradley, relentless Lesley Stahl, intrepid Scott Pelley, and illuminating storyteller Steve Kroft. He details the decades of human drama that have made the show's success possible: the ferocious competition between correspondents, the door slamming, the risk-taking, and the pranks. Above all, Fager reveals the essential tenets that have never changed: why founder Don Hewitt believed \"hearing\" a story is more important than seeing it, why the \"small picture\" is the best way to illuminate a larger one, and why the most memorable stories are almost always those with a human being at the center. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As traditional reporting is increasingly being challenged by high-decibel, opinion-drenched media, Fager highlights storytelling that conveys a deep understanding of issues and demonstrates the power of television to inform\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eFifty Years of 60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a sweeping portrait of fifty years of American cultural history and an intimate look at how the news gets made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Fager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501135813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501135811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Jeff Fager","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935187337471,"sku":"9781501135811","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_70dc766f-01c2-4ae4-a000-70f62c682882.jpg?v=1681418362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fifty-years-of-60-minutes-jeff-fager-9781501135811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}