I’m at the Skoll World Forum this week in Oxford. The theme this year is “Accelerating Possibility” and, as always, the presentations, speakers, and panels are in equal parts sobering, thrilling, inspiring and motivating.
I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour last night on the main stage. She talked about her career, and reflected on the importance of press freedom and the problem of false equivalency in journalism. "Objectivity does not mean neutrality. Truth does not mean neutrality," she told me. "My new motto is truthful not neutral."
"Bosnia taught me about truth, courage and journalism. We lost a lot of people there. I learned that moral courage is more difficult and important than physical courage."
The full video is above and below are some moments from our conversation.
What was the moment that sparked @camanpour's dream to be a journalist? "The Islamic Revolution of Iran disrupted everything. It was a major turning point but it also made me want to be a journalist. I wanted to tell these stories." #SkollWF pic.twitter.com/YDEhGaitbz
— Skoll Foundation (@SkollFoundation) April 12, 2019
For journalists, moral courage is more important than objectivity, says Christiane Amanpour. "Objectivity does not mean neutrality. Truth does not mean neutrality." #SkollWF @camanpour pic.twitter.com/cbHxDVrj3U
— Skoll Foundation (@SkollFoundation) April 12, 2019
.@camanpour's advice for gaining confidence and authority at work:
— Skoll Foundation (@SkollFoundation) April 12, 2019
✓Learn it from the nuts and bolts.
✓Say yes.
✓Ask for opportunities. #SkollWF pic.twitter.com/t8vs8xGPSI
.@camanpour on #climatechange: "It's the young people like @GretaThunberg who are going to get us out of this, who will hopefully shame the generation that has not done nearly enough." #SkollWF pic.twitter.com/MyegVCS5SN
— Skoll Foundation (@SkollFoundation) April 12, 2019
Onward!
— Pat
