The Insider (Fan-Fiction)

A Story by Abishai100

A diorama about a corporate whistle-blower who's assisted by American journalists in a landmark capitalism-drama.

A nice diorama fanfiction inspired by a very important modern media-movie The Insider (Michael Mann), appropriate for our quarantine-experience in the USA! Enjoy (and stay safe),

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In modern America, much was media-based and consumer industry reliant! Lifestyle was blended with capitalism, and people gained valuable experiences through shared media. This was the age of information and communication and entertainment.

There were many more movies in this modern era about American fortunes, capitalism enterprise, foreign adventures in investments, political intrigue on the global scale (e.g., Syriana) and general manmade diamonds.

At the corporate headquarters of the American TV network CBS, an important meeting was being coordinated between celebrated global journalism program 60 Minutes anchorman Mike Wallace and the new revolutionary hopeful leader of Iran.

LOWELL BERGMAN: I'm the producer of 60 Minutes and a great close friend and ally of Mike Wallace!

BERGMAN: So, can we expect an interview between you and Mike Wallace for American television?
IRANIAN LEADER: Why should we foreigners trust pro-Zionist American media today?

BERGMAN: You can trust in the communication integrity of our show!

Mike Wallace now has that important meeting on the show with the symbolic revolutionary new leader in Iran, and the interview goes as planned, and all notice that Bergman had produced a stellar program for 60 Minutes this time!

Meanwhile, far away, a corporate insider named Wigand has a deadly interview with his executive bosses regarding his recent attempts to expose some new chemical procedures in cigarette manufacturing, suggesting to his company that he's trying to become a news whistle-blower or informant! Wigand realizes he needs serious outside support after this ominous company interview with his boss.

Wigand decided to contact the 60 Minutes produced Lowell Bergman and tells him of his information about his tobacco/cigarette company's new dangerous chemical manufacturing process, which stirs Bergman's interest. However, Wigand explains that at first he's reluctant to become an informant and now fears financial security considerations and ramifications for his American family.

BERGMAN: We're getting Mr. Wigand on the air, and we want his testimony on 60 Minutes!

WALLACE: Sure, Lowell; this is excellent capitalism expose material for our journalism.

Mike Wallace interviews Wigand on 60 Minutes, and during the interview taping session, Wigand exposes how his cigarette company had started introducing new experimental procedures for production involving the 'chemical enhancement' of smoking which would potentially lead to more unchecked forms of social addiction.

Lowell and Mike are thrilled with the interview taped and prepare to air it on the next episode of their TV show. However, soon after the taping has been stored away for broadcast, CBS orders a special insider interview with Lowell and Mike and informs them that they can't in 'good faith' broadcast the controversial informant Wigand interview on 60 Minutes for potential lawsuits from the cigarette company!

BERGMAN: This is a low-point for American journalism, Mike.

WALLACE: Lowell, I doubt I can risk my career over this mess.

This is obviously a devastation for Wigand and his family who're relying on the media attention to secure their retirement securities since Wigand was fired from his company because of his private investigations/inquiries! Unfortunately, no one really knows what to do, and Wigand's frustrated wife wonders what this will all ultimately accomplish.

Soon thereafter, Wigand receives strange death-threat emails from apparent henchmen sent by his former cigarette company and an eerie gun-bullet is found placed covertly in his mailbox, a clear sign that he needs to get the hell out of town.

BERGMAN: Don't worry, Mr. Wigand; we'll do what we need to do to get your interview on the air....somehow.

WIGAND: I don't know if I have the financial resources to be patient, Mr. Bergman.

BERGMAN: Don't worry, man...a whole army is working on this now.

Lowell starts churning the butter-wheels in his TV network to help Wigang's interview get on the air, now that the poor informant has been threatened by death and is being smeared in modern media with false claims and half-truths about his strange past, discrediting his testimony further! Bergman insists that if various journalists and journalism programs work together on this capitalism-symbolic 'Wigand Case' for modern TV, something valuable for all parties shall surface.

Fortunately, thank goodness, Wigand is assisted by many parties including Lowell Bergman's crew and is given a special deposition and interview in Mississippi where he exposes the dangerous new chemical processes involved with cigarette production in the great USA. This is a landmark case for modern broadcast capitalism-dilemma journalism.

The crew of 60 Minutes celebrates and toasts a turned success from what could've potentially been a real modern American media news disaster of dangerous proportions.