Romenesko

Broadcasting & Cable
These stories are often magnets for legal action, notes Marisa Guthrie. "The commitment to [investigative reports] is fragile," says "60 Minutes" executive producer Jeff Fager. "If you let go, it can be a very fast downward spiral. So we don't ever take it for granted because I know what it can be like if someone comes in and doesn't really like what we do. 'Why aren't you doing top 10 celebrity meltdowns on 60 Minutes?' If that happens, our audience is going to say, 'They're putting the stopwatch up but that's the only thing I recognize.' I think that's what has happened at other places."