Feb 12 Veteran CBS and ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon dead at 73 By Tik Root, Jasmine Wright Bob Simon, the “60 Minutes” correspondent whose career in journalism spanned over five decades, died Wednesday night in a car accident in New York City. Simon was 73. Continue reading
Sep 28 Obama: US misjudged threat of Islamic State militants By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama said in an interview airing Sunday that he agrees with intelligence leaders who believe the United States not only underestimated the threat of militants seeking to form the Islamic State group but also overestimated the ability and… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Did 60 Minutes do enough to regain viewer trust after false Benghazi report? Did 60 Minutes do enough to regain viewer trust after false Benghazi report?… Continue watching
Sep 24 President Obama, Romney Make Their Case on ’60 Minutes’ By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney and his wife Ann speak campaign fundraiser Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. "It doesn't need a turnaround. We've got a campaign which is tied with an incumbent president to the United States." Republican… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Remembering Mike Wallace, Legendary ’60 Minutes’ Interrogator Remembering Mike Wallace, Legendary '60 Minutes' Interrogator… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Remembering ’60 Minutes’ Creator Don Hewitt A remembrance of Don Hewitt, creator of the television magazine "60 Minutes," who died Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Non-profit Groups Financing Independent Journalism A rise in the number of non-profit organizations funding journalism projects is changing how newsrooms gather independent content. Two media experts discuss the shift in foreign and investigative reporting. Continue watching
Jan 10 CBS Ousts Four Executives Over Disputed 60 Minutes Report By PBS News Hour CBS News forced three staffers to resign and fired a fourth Monday following the release of an independent review into a disputed 60 Minutes Wednesday report about President Bush's National Guard service. Continue reading
Jan 27 60 Minutes Producer To Step Down Don Hewitt, the 80-year-old creator of CBS' 60 Minutes who has run the program for 35 years, announced Monday he will step down as executive producer in June 2004. Continue reading