Robert G. Anderson on being rejected by television news stations as an on-air correspondent, and realizing he could be a producer
Robert G. Anderson on the importance of post-production on a 60 Minutes piece, and on the difference between cutting for a documentary-style piece versus a news piece: "it has to work for the ear"
Robert G. Anderson on the challenges of being a news producer, and on handling the unexpected
Robert G. Anderson on the best part of being a producer: "it's a do-gooder business"
Lowell Bergman on dealing with deadlines
Lowell Bergman on working for 20/20 and the differences between reporters and producers
Lowell Bergman on reporting for ABC News and dealing with media savvy subjects
Lowell Bergman on producing news stories from dangerous places
Lowell Bergman on advice to an aspiring journalist
Linda Bell Blue on her management style as a producer
Linda Bell Blue on the format of Entertainment Tonight and keeping the audience tuned in
Linda Bell Blue on how ideas go from pitch to actual story on Entertainment Tonight
Linda Bell Blue on advice to aspiring news producers
Jeff Fager on his first job as a producer on the 11 o'clock news at KPIX in San Francisco
Jeff Fager on his first job at CBS News, on the overnight news show, Nightwatch
Jeff Fager on stories he worked on as producer of CBS Evening News with Dan Rather in London
Jeff Fager on how Don Hewitt's philosophy of news influenced him as producer of 60 Minutes
Jeff Fager on producing hard news versus entertainment stories: he prefers "entertaining stories" on CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes
Jeff Fager on the production of 60 Minutes: pitching stories and how he approves or rejects story ideas
Jeff Fager on the process of developing stories for 60 Minutes
Jeff Fager on the process of editing and occasionally reshooting stories on 60 Minutes
Jeff Fager on moving from producer to executive producer after having gathered enough experience in the field to be an effective editor of others' stories
Jeff Fager on being executive producer of CBS Evening News with Dan Rather at a time when news was becoming more sensational
Jeff Fager on the responsibility he felt in producing news stories in the wake of 9/11
Jeff Fager on bringing on younger correspondents when he became executive producer of 60 Minutes and the importance of diversity
Jeff Fager on balancing his roles as Chairman of CBS News and executive producer of 60 Minutes and his proudest achievements as Chairman
Jeff Fager on concerns over libel claims as a news producer: "these aren't legal issues, they're fairness issues"
Jeff Fager on the most difficult and the most exciting part about being executive producer of 60 Minutes
Jeff Fager on the best advice he received on producing a story, from Don Hewitt
Robert MacNeil on editing news stories
Robert MacNeil on the logistics of The MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour and hiring staff for the show
Robert MacNeil on doing the assignments for The MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour and writing his scripts
Robert MacNeil on how he goes about researching a story he's covering and his interview technique
Robert MacNeil on the difference between serious journalism and not serious journalism
Robert MacNeil on the journalist's code of ethics