Working for him, Rosen writes, meant learning the art of interviewing from the “Picasso” of the form. One source Rosen worked hard to cultivate was 2016 Trump campaign architect Steve Bannon, who sat for an interview on “60 Minutes” in 2017. Bannon, with whom Rosen exchanged more than 1,000 texts, “trusted me in a way he never trusted any reporter,” Rosen writes. Without them, the lifeblood of the program would be gone — no exclusive, no uncomfortably close camera angle, no confrontation and, ultimately, no “60 Minutes.” The pressure was enough to give you a Myron. Ticking ClockBehind the Scenes at 60 MinutesBy Ira Rosen

Source: Washington Post February 19, 2021 17:15 UTC