60 Minutes

60 Minutes is an American television newsmagazine, premiered in 1968, known for investigative reporting, interviews, and its distinctive ticking stopwatch.

Don Hewitt: An American television producer who created 60 Minutes and shaped its format for decades. Hewitt devised the program’s three-story structure and assembled its original team.
Television newsmagazine: A television program that presents multiple reported features, often combining news, interviews, and documentary storytelling. 60 Minutes helped define this format through separate, self-contained reports in each episode.
Lesley Stahl: An American journalist and longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes. Stahl’s reporting and interviews became a prominent part of the program’s later history.
60 Minutes Abu Ghraib report: A 2004 60 Minutes report that broadcast photographs documenting abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. The report brought visual evidence of the abuse to a broad American television audience.
Television journalism: Journalism produced and distributed through television, including newscasts, interviews, and documentary reports. The program became one of the medium’s most influential long-form reporting institutions.
CBS News: The news division of the American television network CBS. CBS News launched the program and supplied its reporting infrastructure.
Investigative journalism: Reporting that uncovers concealed facts through sustained research, interviews, and document analysis. Many segments use extended reporting to expose misconduct or challenge official accounts.
Steve Kroft: An American journalist who reported for 60 Minutes from 1989 to 2019. Kroft’s investigative reports and interviews helped carry the show through three decades.
60 Minutes and the tobacco industry: A 1995 60 Minutes report on Jeffrey Wigand and the tobacco company Brown & Williamson. The broadcast exposed a consequential dispute over tobacco-industry disclosures and legal pressure.
Peabody Awards: Annual awards recognizing distinguished achievement in broadcasting and digital media. Multiple Peabody Awards recognize 60 Minutes’ reporting and documentary work.

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