Smoke In The Eye



	He worked on the cancelled "60 Minutes" report and is portrayed by Al Pacino in the movie "The Insider"

	A detailed chronology of events leading up to, and following, the CBS decision not to air the Wigand interview

	Media analysts discuss networks' corporate interests vs. the integrity of their news divisions

	Which media outlets got the secret tobacco industry letters and memos?

	A "Docu-Drama in Three Acts," on three decades of internal tobacco industry documents

	Including "60 Minutes'" originally-shelved report and ABC's apology to Philip Morris



talk with lowell bergman \| anatomy of a decision \| interviews \| trail of the b&w documents \| webumentary \| readings \| join the discussion synopsis \| tapes & transcripts \| links New Content Copyright ©1999 PBS Online and WGBH/FRONTLINE Photo Copyright ©1999 Photodisc All Rights Reserved Smoke in the Eye FRONTLINE investigates the war between network news and the tobacco industry in the wake of the $10 billion libel suit against ABC and the controversial decision by CBS not to allow 60 MINUTES to air an explosive interview with a tobacco company whistle-blower. As media companies increasingly come under the control of large corporations, will their newsrooms continue to aggressively report on corporate America? published april 1996