60 Minutes

60 Minutes is the longest running and most iconic prime-time news program in television history. Since first airing in 1968, the show has provided viewers with hard-hitting, investigative journalism and stories of national interest on a near-regular basis for nearly five decades. Read on to learn more about 60 Minutes, and keep an eye out for part two of our list, coming soon. Number Fifteen: The Program Has Been in the Same Time Slot for 40 Years. After bouncing around time slots for a while, mostly

The movie “The Insider” is a fantastic movie about the fight against the Brown Williamson tobacco company and the “60 Minutes” article that shined the light to the public that the tobacco companies were lying to the public about their product so that they could sell more products knowing that the health risks are high. When referring to tobacco in this paper I am talking about cigarettes, one of the most dangerous ways of getting tobacco due to a chemical compound called nicotine, the ingredient

In the movie The Insider, the story starts off with a producer from 60 minutes named Lowell Bergman and a chemist for a a prominent tobacco company. Bergman feels that he has a big story to bring to the public when Dr. Wigand refuses to talk to him about the company that he works for. Wigand's ethical issue in this film is that he has to make a decision to either choose to do a special interview on 60 minutes regarding the addictive additives in Brown and Williamson tobacco or to keep quiet about

information from the public about the harmful effects of smoking. A third predicament with ethical implications can be seen as 60 Minutes producer, Lowell Bergman fights to protect the anonymity of Dr. Wigand as an information source that can shed light on an important issue that affected many Americans. Finally, the decision by CBS to broadcast an edited version of the 60 Minutes interview that otherwise could have exposed an entire industry illustrates a fourth moral quandary that goes beyond the individual

The Insider tells the story of how Dr. Jeffrey Wigand is fired from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company. Dr. Wigand, after being fired, eventually agreed to a 60 Minutes piece exposing the world of “Big Tobacco”. By doing this, he became one of the most famous whistleblowers in human history. Wigand revealed to Lowell Bergman, a 60 Minutes producer, that the Seven Dwarfs or the seven CEO’s of Big Tobacco companies lied testifying to Congress that they believed nicotine was not addictive. Dr. Wigand

would consider Lowell actions to be unethical, as he encourage another person to break his promise for a greater of social good. Lowell knows the extent of the pleasure, but not the pain. The benefits of his encouragement would uphold the honor of 60 minutes and CBS news, protecting the public against harm. The disadvantages and the cost would result in Wigand and his family losing all benefits from the agreement. The possible lawsuit faced against CBS and damages to the tobacco industry and its employees

Ethical Issues in The Insider The Insider is a 1999 movie based on real-life events that happened within an unaired 1994 episode of 60 minutes on CBS. Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, played by Russell Crowe, was the Vice President of Research and Development for the Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation and was not satisfied with the way that the third largest tobacco company was going. Wigand was then fired when he began to voice his personal opinion about how he did not agree with how the company was

60 Minute’s 2013 episode, Lost and Found on Channel Nine told the heart-warming story of Saroo Brierley, who was once a lost young boy on busy Indian streets. 60 Minutes effectively use their short time frame to tell this unique story of impossible odds, pure love and sheer determination, reminding the viewers that anything is possible with determination. Through the use of interviews, re-enactments and various film techniques the intent of the documentary is successfully achieved. Opening with

been changing and always will be changing. 60 minutes once a news program with minimal drama and lots of information has now turned into a beast hungry for drama with minimal information. This change in society has turned news anchors into television celebrity’s, and they’re loving the attention. The television show 60 minutes is the oldest and most watched news entertainment program. They get the ‘real story’ on Americas most horrific issues. 60 minutes’ topics include, politics, pop culture, health

The movie The Insider portrays what one man was willing to give up to provide the public with beneficial information. Dr. Jeffrey Wigand left his work in healthcare for a job with a tobacco firm, Brown & Williamson, to help develop a safer cigarette. The safer cigarette was a public image stunt and Wigand was removed from those efforts to research on cigarette additives. Wigand discovered additives used to improve flavor caused cancer and took the information to the executives, to have the additive