Gianna Toboni most drawn to "stories that challenge us to hear and understand the other side"
In a Nutshell
Gianna Toboni, a new 60 Minutes contributor, is drawn to stories that challenge viewers to understand the perspectives of those on the "other side." She highlights the complexity of issues like the death penalty, questioning how much compassion is owed to those who commit horrific crimes and what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Toboni's approach rejects black-and-white narratives, emphasizing the need to grapple with morally difficult questions.
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The last minute of 60 Minutes is sponsored by United Healthcare Medicare plans, a Medicare experience designed for what's next. Gianna Toboni is one of the new contributors at 60 Minutes. Over her career, she has interviewed hackers in Russia, ISIS fighters in Iraq, and a cartel hitman in Mexico.
Toboni once asked her son what he thought she did for work. He said, "I think you're like a police officer who writes books because you go to jails a lot." She notes this is not quite accurate, but a good guess. Her work is hard to explain to her kids because their world is full of good guys and bad guys. Everything is black and white.
No story is that simple. One issue Toboni has covered for a decade is the death penalty, which made headlines this past week with Christa Pike in Tennessee. Three decades ago, Pike tortured and killed a teenage girl and was sentenced to death. On Wednesday, two doses of lethal injection failed to kill her.
Toboni poses the questions: How much compassion do we owe people who commit the most horrific crimes? What is cruel and unusual punishment? There isn't always an easy answer.
It's these stories I'm most drawn to, the ones that challenge us to hear and understand the other side.
You'll see the team take up that task here each Sunday. The program will be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
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