Archives: 2018

Calendar: Week of December 10

From the Nobel Prizes to Time Magazine’s announcement of its “Person of the Year,” “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead Categories: National, US & World News

On the frontlines of photography

Many photojournalists have lost their lives or limbs on the battle lines, because the only way to document the violence of war is up close. “Sunday Morning” Special Contributor Ted Koppel looks at the legacy of two noted war photographers, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, who were killed in pursuit of the truth amid the chaos of battle. Koppel also…

The rise of anti-Semitism

As the faithful celebrate the festival of Hanukkah, hate incidents targeting Jews – involving vandalism, incitements to violence, mass shootings and online attacks – have increased dramatically. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with The New York Times’ Jonathan Weisman, whose experience being trolled by anti-Semitic hatemongers online inspired his book, “(((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump.” Braver…

Overcoming division: The friendship of Norman Mineta and Alan Simpson

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, approximately 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent were transported to concentration camps, including one at Heart Mountain in Wyoming, where young Norman Mineta, a Boy Scout, was sent with his family. There he met another Boy Scout from Wyoming, Alan Simpson, and the two forged a friendship that endures to this day, even after…

Titanic: The untold story

In 1985 a top-secret Cold War search for two missing Navy submarines in the Atlantic would lead to discovering the final resting place of RMS Titanic, the luxury liner that sunk on April 15, 1912, with more than 1,500 souls aboard. Chip Reid visits an exhibition at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., about the search for the fated…

Tech gift ideas from Techno Claus

Ho ho ho! David Pogue, disguised as a jolly man in red, emerges from the “Sunday Morning” chimney to share some gift suggestions for those on your list who love gadgets. Categories: National, US & World News

The style of designer Ralph Lauren

“Sunday Morning” host Jane Pauley talks with 79-year-old fashion legend Ralph Lauren, who gives her a tour of his 20,000-acre Colorado ranch, and talks about the origins of his Polo brand, the purpose of fashion, and his own longevity. (Portions of this interview were originally aired on the “Sunday Morning” primetime special, September 14, 2018.) Categories: National, US & World…