John Stossel, the veteran correspondent for ABC's "20/20" newsmagazine, is an exacting guy. Here's a memo he hands out to underlings describing his "work habits." John is a busy guy whose life is "often scheduled to the minute," so "waiting-around time" is a no-no. As for his in-depth reporting, it may take place during Stossel's plane ride to the interview. And while he doesn't need producers to draft interview questions for him, Stossel would like a list of sound bites "you would like me to elicit." Geez, if TSG didn't know better, we'd think Stossel's pieces were plotted out before the interviews even occurred. (1 page)
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