Mary Mapes

Birth : 1956-05-09, Washington, D.C.

History

Mary Alice Mapesis an American journalist, former television news producer, and author. She was a principal producer for CBS News, primarily CBS Evening News and primetime television program 60 Minutes Wednesday. She is known for breaking the story of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal, which won a Peabody Award, and the story of Senator Strom Thurmond's unacknowledged biracial daughter, Essie Mae Washington. In 2005, she was fired from CBS for her part in the Killian documents controversy. Produced a segment for 60 Minutes Wednesday that aired criticism of President George W. Bush's military service. Mary Mapes is a writer, known for Truth (2015) and Third Party President: Citizen Rocky (2016).

Movies

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
herself
This feature length high definition documentary follows one of the Nation's most controversial yet progressive leaders, 2012 Presidential candidate and Former two-term Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson.
Truth
Truth
Book
As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change their stories, document authenticity is questioned, and the casualties begin to mount.