I was far more cognizant of the representation issue as that became more of a public dialogue and debate. And I also really embraced the idea that I should reach out to younger reporters and people who are just new to the company, like Eric Deggans or Linda Holmes or Jean Denby. But at the time I was just like, Hey, do you need any tips about, you know, how to do the interview in the studio? Like no one's going to tell you exactly what to do. It felt like I was trying to give people the help that I didn't get," she says.
Audie Cornish is a journalist and the former host of NPR’s All Things Considered. Her new CNN Audio podcast is The Assignment.
“I think there is journalism inherent in an interview. Like the interview itself should be considered a piece of journalism. It isn't always. Sometimes the vibe is that it’s a little window dressing or that it's personality driven and I don't subscribe to that. I think that it has its own journalism. It's my journalism.”
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