Over the past weekend, ABC announced that it had been granted access to the Foxconn factory in China, where Apple assembles its products. The segment, which is entitled "iFactory: Inside Apple," is scheduled to air tomorrow night, but ABC has posted a preview of the video today as a teaser.
It was around this time when Apple called me. They wondered if "Nightline" was interested in seeing their iPhone, iPad and MacBook final assembly lines at Foxconn during a first-ever audit by the Fair Labor Association. I said yes, very much, and immediately started imaging the reasons why they were offering such a scoop to me, of all people. Among the possibilities...
The segment is hosted by Nightline co-anchor Bill Weir, and features interviews with Foxconn employees and top executives.
