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Article: Steve Kroft Defends the Art of Asking Stupid Questions; 'Sam Donaldson Made a Career Out of That'.
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2009
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On Tuesday morning, Steve Kroft stood on the second floor of the W hotel on Lexington Avenue and poured himself a cup of coffee. A man walked by, recognized the 60 Minutes correspondent, and paused to congratulate him on a recent story from Pakistan. "That was really ballsy going in that cave," said the well-wisher.
Mr. Kroft looked over his shoulder, raised an eyebrow, and accepted the congratulations. He had been worried at the time, he said, that the cave might collapse.
Speaking of collapse, Mr. Kroft had to go. It was time to talk about the state of the media. A few minutes later, he was seated comfortably on a raised platform at the front of the W's Forest ...