60 minutes tobacco scandal Executive Producer Jeff Fager on "60 Minutes'" whistleblower story Jeffrey Wigand : Jeffrey Wigand

For 60 Minutes, its the biggest ethical mess since the 1995 incident captured in the movie The Insider, which depicted the newsmagazine caving to pressure from CBS lawyers and not airing a whistleblowing report from an ex-tobacco executive

While a movie based on a Vanity Fair article and a 60 Minutes story about tobacco executive legalese might not seem as immediately thrilling as a movie about bank robbers, Mann's expert filmmaking, a knockout cast of actors, and thoughtful themes addressing corporate overreach and journalistic ethics make The Insider one of the best dramas of the 1990s

"Our viewers are expecting it

Of course they are, Scanlon said

Ellen Kaden remained angry