Ai Weiwei on CNN with Christiane Amanpour
An interview analysis by L.A. Roka, Part III.
Ai Weiwei interviewed by Christiane Amanpour on CNN, Part III,
featuring Pat Mitchell, President, The Paley Center for Media.
L.A. Roka: Following up on Pat Mitchell’s assessment that Twitter or any social media tool on its own cannot change government, Christiane Amanpour gives Ai the opportunity to reinforce the significance of his responsibility to be as engaged and involved as possible even as the Chinese government persistently tries to suppress his blog and other forms of communication. Once again, in another setting, Ai Weiwei’s response might be defensive, especially when Amanpour asks why is he still able to move freely around in China even as they block access to his blog and other communication tools. Here, Mitchell backs up Ai’s experience of having his phone tapped or the security of his bank account breached, adding that this “is the dark side of technology.” Amanpour graciously gives Ai one final opportunity to reiterate his hopeful message that transformation can occur in China. Throughout the interview, Ai’s demeanor was consistent, almost nearly as descriptive and reportorial as one might expect had a journalist been interviewed.ads by artdesigncafe
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