SUSAN ZIRINSKY

The harrowing new film “11 Minutes” gives a vivid picture of what it was like to go through the Las Vegas country music massacre five years ago, the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

A pair of cowboy boots that Ashley Hoff never thought she would see again helped unlock a powerful story about the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The resulting film, “11 Minutes,” is an inside account of the 2017 massacre at a country music festival in Las Vegas and, more importantly, about how it reverberated in the lives of those who were there. It seems like a strange sentiment given that Hoff was at the show on Oct. 1, 2017, four rows from the stage as Jason Aldean sang “Any Ol' Barstool.”

Former CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has formed a new studio to make documentaries and other unscripted programming, primarily for CBS News and the Paramount+ streaming service.

CBS News President Susan Zirinsky, who has led the network's newsgathering for more than two years, is in discussions for a "significant" role at a new CBS News Content Studio, the company said.

Zirinsky joined CBS News in 1972 and has held several positions through her decades-long tenure

Susan Zirinsky told colleagues that she will be leaving as CBS News president after two years on the job.

In this video grab issued Monday, March 8, 2021 by CBS This Morning, Oprah Winfrey discusses her interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. For the first time on record, CBS' morning news show on Monday had a bigger audience than ABC's “Good Morning America” and NBC's “Today” show, the Nielsen company said. Nielsen records that date back to 1991 reveal that there had never been a single day that “CBS This Morning,” nor any of its predecessors, beat their two rivals. “CBS This Morning” had 4.79 million viewers on Monday, or more than 2 million more than the show gets on a typical day, Nielsen said. Although the precise Nielsen records go back to only 1991, there's a strong likelihood that CBS has never won, period.

Because votes are counted state by state, verdicts by the media outlets' decision desks serve as the unofficial finish line for the presidential race. The closeness of the race in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina proved another challenge. “We just have to be certain before we call a winner in the presidential election,” said Sally Buzbee, executive editor and senior vice president of the AP. Heading into Saturday, CNN, CBS, NBC and ABC — which coordinate their vote counts and exit polls — had Biden at 253 electoral votes. All know that calling a presidential election wrong is a career-wrecker.

FILE - The ViacomCBS headquarters is shown in New York's Times Square on Aug. 5, 2020. CBS News is rebuilding MTV's old "Total Request Live" studio as its headquarters for election night. The network is installing giant touchscreens and "augmented reality" displays for the big political night and says the studio provides extra roominess to put on a television show in the COVID-19 era. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

CBS News is rebuilding MTV's old "Total Request Live" studio as its headquarters for election night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK – Watch out for Britney Spears and the Jonas Bros.: CBS News is building a new high-tech election night set in the Times Square studio where MTV's “Total Request Live” ruled the music world two decades ago. Norah O'Donnell will anchor her first presidential election night, joined on the set by Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, John Dickerson and Ed O'Keefe. Shades will be drawn on the windows for the serious business of election night. On television, CBS will have Major Garrett reporting on voter integrity, Jeff Pegues on misinformation and Nancy Cordes on congressional races.

When the coronavirus shutdown began, Raddatz figured her plan for a cross-country road trip to meet voters would be shelved, too. The pandemic that instantly changed the 2020 presidential campaign forced news organizations to reevaluate coverage plans, too. For months, news executives wondered if they would be covering a campaign without campaigning, although it has grown more public after Labor Day. The journalists have spotted stories that may not be strictly political but give insight into what communities are thinking about. While some may denigrate day-to-day event coverage, it does give journalists the ability to evaluate candidates in different situations, along with ask questions.

NEW YORK Weeks before political conventions, television networks would typically be confirming hotel reservations, booking experts and pounding the last nails in temporary studios for their top anchors. Networks expect Democrats to host a mega video wall event, with feeds of speakers from across the country. Fox News' Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, who are booked for the Democrats' convention site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are currently the only network anchors expected to travel. Despite the mystery of what the conventions are going to be, news executives anticipate a high level of interest among viewers. Either way, that challenge puts an enormous amount of pressure on Ricky Kirshner, who's producing the convention for Democrats, and the Trump campaign.

Small, who led CBS News' Washington coverage during the civil rights movement, Vietnam War and Watergate and was later president of NBC News and United Press International, died Sunday, CBS News said. Impressed by Small's work in Louisville, CBS executives hired him in 1962 to be assistant news director of the network's Washington bureau. Small didn't leave the bureau for four days, from the shooting to the burial, he told The Associated Press in 2013. Small defected to NBC in 1979, becoming president of the network's news division and hiring away several CBS reporters, including Mudd and Marvin Kalb. In 2014, the organization honored Small with its lifetime achievement award.

A haunted highway where 18 or more girls and women have gone missing or been found murdered. Can a new $30 million investigation help find their killers? "48 Hours" executive producer Susan Zirinsky joins CBSN's Josh Elliott to talk about the case.

One thousand guests are preparing to pay respects to former first lady Nancy Reagan, who died at 94. CBS News national correspondent Ben Tracy describes the scene at the funeral from Simi Valley, California. CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante and "48 Hours" senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky also join CBSN with more insight on the legacy of Nancy Reagan.

Nancy Reagan played an extremely influential role in her husband's White House. Learn new details about their relationship as CBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante and 48 Hours Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky reflect on their time covering the Reagan White House. They join CBSN to discuss the life and legacy of the former first lady, who passed away in Los Angeles on Sunday.

A police tip helps bring a mother and child back to the United States after they were missing for nearly 20 years. 48 Hours Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky joins CBSN to discuss.

Two daughters are determined to find their mother's killer. Will the investigation expose hidden secrets? "48 Hours" senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky joins CBSN with a preview of this week's episode.

Suspicious business ties may have led to the murder of an Arizona millionaire. "48 Hours" senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky talks to CBSN about the case.

George Smith's family hasn't given up on a decade long search for him after he disappeared on his honeymoon. "48 Hours" senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky joins CBSN to discuss.

Susan Zirinsky, senior executive producer of "48 Hours," has held just about every job at CBS News. She looks back on her career.

"48 Hours": Spring break cold case Amy Gellert was murdered in 1994 while on spring break. Now investigators are asking the public for help to crack the case. "48 Hours" executive producer Susan Zirinsky explains why the cold case has been reopened 20 years later.

"48 Hours": Blaming Melissa A young daycare worker confesses to killing a toddler and is sentenced to more than 30 years behind bars. But new evidence suggests that investigators got it all wrong. "48 Hours" Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky previews the story.

48 Hours: Dangerous sexual play A college sophomore disappeared in the fall of 2012, igniting a police search into a dark, dangerous world of domination. But unlike "Fifty Shades of Grey," this has a far darker ending. "48 Hours" executive producer Susan Zirinsky has details about the dangerous game.

48 Hours: What made this husband so angry? What happens when a millionaire businessman falls out of love with his young beautiful wife and hires a hitman to get her out of the picture? It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller but this story was all too real. 48 Hours executive producer Susan Zirinsky tells CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers about the case.

48 Hours preview: A web of lies ends in murder A mother of two is shot dead, and as police investigate, they uncover a tangled web of deceit. 48 Hours Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky tells CBSN about the twisted affairs of Travis McGraw.

"48 Hours" preview: The Two Faces of Todd Winkler A husband accused of murdering his wife with a pair of scissors erupted in a dramatic courtroom outburst during the trial. Was it was a mental health breakdown or a calculated trick by a cold-blooded killer? "48 Hours" Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky joins CBSN with a preview of "The Two Faces of Todd Winkler.