60 Minutes
Reality Winner | China's Next Revolution? | Gucci
Season 54, Episode 12 · Aired 2021-12-05
Synopsis
Reality Winner: Reality Winner, a former NSA contractor/linguist, tells Scott Pelley she leaked classified documents to the media to honor her pledge of service to the American people. This is her first television interview since being released from a four-year prison term, the longest sentence ever imposed on a civilian for leaking classified information to the media. China's Next Revolution?: Is President Xi Jinping undoing capitalism in China? In the last 40 years, China has become the only global economy to rival the U.S. But President Xi is cracking down on some of the private sectors, companies, and individuals that led to the country's prosperity. Lesley Stahl reports. Gucci: Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele tells Sharyn Alfonsi about his provocative designs, why he likes ugly things, and how he introduced "beautiful strangeness" into the Gucci brand.
In the series
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Key cast
- Mike Wallace as Correspondent
- Morley Safer as Correspondent
- Harry Reasoner as Correspondent
- Ed Bradley as Correspondent
- Diane Sawyer as Correspondent
Also in season 54
- S54E01 9.11 the FDNY
- S54E02 Take the Fight to the Night | Rep. Liz Cheney | King of the Deep
- S54E03 The Facebook Whistleblower | Unforgiven | The Final Act
- S54E04 Deepfakes | 1,000 Children | Deep Springs
- S54E05 Robert Gates | The Green River Drift | Whither Ye Olde English Pub
- S54E06 Prince V. Spy | Running Dry | Michael Keaton