Investigative journalist John Stossel has reported for ABC Television's newsmagazine, 20/20, since 1981, and has won 19 Emmy Awards. During the 1994-95 season, he contributed numerous reports to 20/20, including: an extended investigative segment on the role of looks in the workplace, the courts, and life; a report on how false sexual abuse charges have forced some teachers to distance themselves from children who may need their affection; and the way special interest groups distort statistics to serve their agendas.
In his widely acclaimed prime-time special, "Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?," he looked at our fears about crime, pollution, toxic waste, and cancer from chemicals and food. He asked whether these fears actually reflect what is most likely to harm us. He examined the press' handling of various issues and what he sees as government waste and hysteria over "trivial risks."
John Stossel