John Stossel

September 5, 2008

"Pandering to Fear: The Media's Crisis Mentality"

An Emmy-Award winning journalist and ABC's 20/20 anchor, John Stossel became known nationwide as a thought-provoking, intelligent correspondent who asks hard questions. He began doing one-hour prime-time specials that examined such important issues as greed, gender differences and spurious lawsuits. For his work on 20/20 and his prime-time specials, he has received dozens of awards, including 19 Emmy Awards, and has been called "the most consistently thought-provoking TV reporter of our time."

Recently, Stossel has produced a series of one-hour specials examining such issues as free speech, bogus lawsuits, false scientific claims, and the inventiveness and prosperity in America.

Stossel is also featured in a weekly segment called Give Me A Break. These short commentaries have taken skeptical looks at a wide range of issues, including cartoon censorship and controversy in baseball.

Stossel has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Among his other awards are the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.