Ai Weiwei on CNN with Christiane Amanpour
An interview analysis by L.A. Roka.
Final thoughts
R.J. Preece, Editor: Wow Les—this assessment is doubly written me thinks: insightful, respectful, with a tinge of suspicion and spotlighting an orchestrated performance. Well done!
Hey, do you think that Ai Weiwei has had media training?
L.A. Roka: Ai’s experience is intuitive, I believe.
Those who come from the background of nations with state-run media have a distinct distrust/suspicion of journalists in general so they understand viscerally the essential need and art of how they craft their statements and messages. That being said, they also may get more immediately and directly the power of media to frame a story and shape an agenda.
Granted, with Western media, they are on more assuring territory although they also know the Western media agenda values the opportunity to highlight and to criticize the lack of open access in nations inhospitable to the notions of a free press. They understand better than many Westerners that media objectivity is impossible, a highly idealized theoretical notion. Also, Amanpour is very good at what she does and she works the nuances better than most international journalists.
ads by artdesigncafe
Facebook comments
