CBS Reports

Name: CBS Reports
Released: 1959-10-27
Rating: 7

1959 · Documentary · 8 Seasons · 6 Episodes · 7.0

CBS Reports is a long-form documentary television series launched by CBS News in 1959, designed as a platform for in-depth investigative reporting and international documentary journalism. Distinct from later programs of the same name, the original series presented feature-length nonfiction reports on Cold War geopolitics, science and technology, war, social change, and global political systems, using on-location filming and extended narrative structures rather than studio news formats. It established a model for serious broadcast documentary journalism that influenced subsequent public-affairs and investigative television programming.

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E11. Biography of a Missile60m · 1959-10-27A Cold War–era documentary report on the development and military significance of U.S. missile technology.E22. The Population Explosion60m · 1959-12-11A documentary analysis of global population growth, exploring its social, economic, and political consequences for nations facing rapid demographic change.E33. Iran: Brittle Ally60m · 1959-12-18An on-location report on Iran’s political stability and strategic importance, examining internal tensions and the fragility of U.S. alliances in the region during the Cold War.E44. The Space Lag: Can Democracy Compete?60m · 1960-01-06A Cold War–era investigation into the U.S.–Soviet space race, questioning whether democratic political systems can compete with centralized state models in scientific and technological development.E55. The Population Explosion II60m · 1960-01-14A continuation of the earlier report, further examining the long-term global implications of rapid population growth, with expanded focus on economic pressure and social infrastructure.

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